Phyllanthaceae FAMILY Endangered

Phyllanthus betsileanus

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Phyllanthus betsileanus is a perennial plant with more or less woody stems that persist; it can grow up to 50cm tall[ 455 Title Flore de Madagascar et des Comores Publication Author Humbert H. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ Publisher Museum National D'Histoire Naturelle; Paris Year 1946 - 1984 ISBN Description Written in French, an excellent flora of the area though it has not been completed. Available for download from the Internet. , 2088 Title Taxonomic revision of Phyllanthus (Phyllanthaceae) in Madagascar and the Comoro Islands I: synopsis and subgenera Is Publication Kew Bulletin Vol 66, 331-265, 2011 Author Ralimanana H. & Hoffmann P. Publisher Year 2011 ISBN Description ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local medicinal use. Phyllanthus betsileanus has a small range and and four subpopulations which are all outside of protected areas and threatened by annual burning. The plant is classified as 'Endangered' [ 2088 Title Taxonomic revision of Phyllanthus (Phyllanthaceae) in Madagascar and the Comoro Islands I: synopsis and subgenera Is Publication Kew Bulletin Vol 66, 331-265, 2011 Author Ralimanana H. & Hoffmann P. Publisher Year 2011 ISBN Description ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAfrica - central Madagascar.

HabitatRocky ground at elevations from 1,000 - 2,000 metres[ 455 Title Flore de Madagascar et des Comores Publication Author Humbert H. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ Publisher Museum National D'Histoire Naturelle; Paris Year 1946 - 1984 ISBN Description Written in French, an excellent flora of the area though it has not been completed. Available for download from the Internet. ]. Rocky massifs of the High Plateau, sometimes in gallery forest; at elevations from 1,400 - 1,700 metres[ 2088 Title Taxonomic revision of Phyllanthus (Phyllanthaceae) in Madagascar and the Comoro Islands I: synopsis and subgenera Is Publication Kew Bulletin Vol 66, 331-265, 2011 Author Ralimanana H. & Hoffmann P. Publisher Year 2011 ISBN Description ].