Phyllanthus mirabilis

Phyllanthus mirabilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Phyllanthaceae
Tribe: Phyllantheae
Subtribe: Flueggeinae
Genus: Phyllanthus
Species: P. mirabilis
Binomial name
Phyllanthus mirabilis
Müll.Arg.
Synonyms

Phyllanthodendron mirabilis Hemsley

Phyllanthus mirabilis is a plant species of family Phyllanthaceae endemic to Thailand. It is the only Phyllanthus to be caudiciform. The leaves fold together at night.

leaves folded together at night


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