Phyllanthus virgulatus Müll.Arg.

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Phyllanthus virgulatus

Habit
Degraded Kalahari scrubland
Kalema, Kaoma District
Jan 2024
Photo: Nick Wightman

Phyllanthus virgulatus

Leaves
Degraded Kalahari scrubland
Kalema, Kaoma District
Jan 2024
Photo: Nick Wightman

Phyllanthus virgulatus

Flower
Degraded Kalahari scrubland
Kalema, Kaoma District
Jan 2024
Photo: Nick Wightman

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Status: Native
Description:
Type location:
Angola
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FZ divisions: B,W
Zambian distribution (Provinces): Nw,W
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Images last updated: Tuesday 3 June 2025
Literature:

Radcliffe-Smith, A. (1996). Euphorbiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(4) Page 73.


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External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Phyllanthus virgulatus
African Plant Database: Phyllanthus virgulatus
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Phyllanthus virgulatus
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Phyllanthus virgulatus
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Phyllanthus virgulatus
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Phyllanthus virgulatus
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Phyllanthus virgulatus
JSTOR Plant Science: Phyllanthus virgulatus
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Phyllanthus virgulatus
Plants of the World Online: Phyllanthus virgulatus
Tropicos: Phyllanthus virgulatus
Wikipedia: Phyllanthus virgulatus


Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Nicholas Wightman, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-25

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wightman, N., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2025). Flora of Zambia: Species information: Phyllanthus virgulatus.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=210680, retrieved 5 December 2025

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