Phyllanthus kaessneri

Botanical Description

Phyllanthus kaessneri is a perennial plant usually producing several stems from the base. These stems are more or less woody and can persist for several years. The plant usually grows up to 3 metres tall, though sometimes it can become larger and more tree-like[ 308 Title Flora Zambesiaca Publication Author Website http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants. ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine. The main threat to the habitat of Phyllanthus kaessneri comes from development along the coast for agriculture, tourism and urbanization. However, it has a wide distribution and so is currently classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2020)[ 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. ].