Phyllanthaceae FAMILY

Phyllanthus pulcher

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Phyllanthus pulcher is an erect shrub with a slender, sparsely-branched main stem. It can grow from 50 - 150cm tall[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. , 595 Title Journal of the Arnold Arboretum. Vol. 38 Publication Author Various Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Harvard University. Year 1957 ISBN Description Amongst other things, it contains an article on the Juglans of central America. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine. It is often cultivated for ornamental purposes in the tropics, valued especially for its floral display.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - southern China, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia

HabitatOpen forests, riverside scrub; at elevations from 700 - 1,800 metres in southern china[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].