Phyllanthus

Mathew, Jose & Yohannan, Regy, 2021, Phyllanthus sanatanadharmae (Phyllanthaceae): a new species from southern Western Ghats, India, Phytotaxa 498 (4), pp. 290-294 : 292

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/phytotaxa.498.4.7

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/4A51C07D-2537-FFF6-FF3C-FAEA1782F5DA

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Marcus

scientific name

Phyllanthus
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Key to section Eriococcus of Phyllanthus in Kerala part of Western Ghats

1. Sepals entire........................................................................................................................................................................................2

1. Sepals dentate to lacerate....................................................................................................................................................................3

2. Fruiting sepals overarches fruit ..................................................................................................................................... P. macrocalyx

2. Fruiting sepals not overarches fruit .................................................................................................................................. P. beddomei

3. Fruit obovate or sub-globose ........................................................................................................................................ P. megacarpus

3. Fruit globose.......................................................................................................................................................................................4

4. Branchlets verrucose and capsules covered with tubercels...................................................................................... P. balakrishnanii

4. Branchlets and capsules glabrous.......................................................................................................................................................5

5. Branches confined to the apex of the stem; leaves chartaceous and flat along margins .................................................. P. gageanus

5. Branches opened throughout stem; leaves coriaceous and recurved along margins........................................... P. sanatanadharmae

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