Phyllanthaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Phyllanthus madagascariensis

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Phyllanthus madagascariensis is a perennial plant with more or less woody stems; it can grow 10 - 100cm 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. , 2090 Title Taxonomic revision of Phyllanthus (Phyllanthaceae) in Madagascar and the Comoro Islands III: subgenera Swartziani, A Publication Kew Bulletin Vol. 68: 535-558: 2013 Author Ralimanana H., Hoffmann P. & Rajeriarison C. Website http://10.1007/S12225-013-9485-6 Publisher Year 2013 ISBN Description ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use, mainly as a medicine but also as a food and source of materials. Phyllanthus madagascariensis grows in the littoral forest, one of the most threatened vegetation types of Madagascar. Although it is found in a number of sites, and does not appear under threat, careful monitoring is needed as this situation could change in the near future. The plant is currently classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2018)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAfrica - central and eastern Madagascar.

HabitatDry forests, littoral forest, clearings and plateaux; at elevations up to 1,600 metres[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. , 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. ].