This species may be transferred to the genus Phyllanthus. A paper by Warren L. Wagner and David H. Lorence ‘A nomenclator of Pacific oceanic island Phyllanthus (Phyllanthaceae), including Glochidion’ PhytoKeys 4:67-94 (2011)[], has proposed submerging the genera Breynia, Glochidion, Reverchonia, Phyllanthodendron, and Sauropus into a broadened concept of the genus Phyllanthus. This proposal has not yet (2014) been fully accepted, although the ‘World Checklist of Selected Plant Families’ has accepted the name changes of the Pacific Island species of Glochidion, as detailed in the paper. No revised form of this name has been seen as yet

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General Information

Sauropus villosus is a woody herb or shrub growing up to 2 metres tall[].
The plant is cultivated in the region of the former Indo-China.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

Range

Southeast Asia - Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, Indonesia and the Philippines.

Habitat

Locally abundant in especially disturbed sites like secondary growths, meadows, open thickets, scrubs, savannah, coconut plantations, open forest, but also in semi-deciduous forest; often near the sea shore, at elevations from sea level to 600 metres[]

Properties

Edibility Rating
Other Uses Rating
Habit	Shrub
Height	2.00 m
Cultivation Status	Cultivated, Wild

Cultivation Details

Found in the wild on sandy soils[]. Found on limestone[].

Edible Uses

The young shoots are used as a spice[, ].

Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

The trunk makes a good construction material for flooring etc[]. This is a rather strange report, considering the plant is a shrub or subshrub that only grows up to 2 metres tall[].

Propagation

Seed -

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