Phyllanthus leucanthus
Pax
Phyllanthaceae
This species is very close to Phyllanthus odontadensis.
Phyllanthus eylesii S.Moore
Phyllanthus merripaensis Jean F.Brunel
Phyllanthus mieschii Jean F.Brunel & J.P.Roux
Phyllanthus rivae Pax
Common Name:
General Information
Phyllanthus leucanthus is an erect annual to perennial plant with stems that can become more or less woody and persist. It can grow up to 90cm tall[
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The plant is harvested from the wild for local medicinal use.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
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- An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants.
Range
Tropical Africa - Gabon, DR Congo, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Somalia, Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe.
Habitat
Usually in shady places in dense riverine and lakeshore vegetation, high rainfall miombo woodland and evergreen forest margins; also in dambos; plateau and submontane grasslands; disturbed and cultivated ground at elevations from 520 - 1,645 metres[
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- Flora Zambesiaca
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- http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html
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- An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants.
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Properties
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Habit | Annual/Perennial |
| Height | 0.75 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Plants are usually monoecious, but sometimes dioecious forms are found, in which case both male and female forms would need to be grown if seed was required[
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- Flora Zambesiaca
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- http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html
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- An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants.
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Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
The root sap is given to babies to speed up the detachment of the umbilical cord[
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Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -
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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
