Phyllanthus calycinus facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Phyllanthus calycinus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Phyllanthaceae
Genus:	Phyllanthus
Species:	P. calycinus
Binomial name
Phyllanthus calycinus Labill.
Occurrence data from Australasian Virtual Herbarium
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Synonyms
List of synonyms Clutia berberifolia Pax Diasperus calycinus (Labill.) Kuntze Diasperus cygnorum (Endl.) Kuntze Phyllanthus calycinus var. genuinus Müll.Arg. Phyllanthus calycinus var. obovatus Müll.Arg. Phyllanthus calycinus var. parviflora Benth. Phyllanthus cygnorum Endl. Phyllanthus cygnorum var. genuinus Müll.Arg. Phyllanthus pimeleoides A.DC. Phyllanthus preissianus Klotzsch Phyllanthus preissianus var. pimeleoides (A.DC.) Müll.Arg. Phyllanthus pulchellus Endl.

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Phyllanthus calycinus, also known as false boronia or snowdrop spurge, is a small bush. It belongs to the plant family Phyllanthaceae. This plant usually grows between 20 centimeters (about 8 inches) and 1.2 meters (about 4 feet) tall. It often grows in sandy soils.

You can find Phyllanthus calycinus in parts of Western Australia and South Australia. Its flowers are white, cream, or sometimes pink. In Western Australia, you can see its flowers from June to January. In South Australia, they bloom from May to October.

What Does It Look Like?

Phyllanthus calycinus is a small shrub. Its leaves are usually normal, but sometimes they can be smaller. The plant has smooth branches.

This plant has both male and female flowers on the same plant. After the female flower is pollinated, parts of it grow larger. These parts, called sepals, grow to cover the developing fruit. The fruit is small, about 3 to 5.2 millimeters long and 5 to 6 millimeters wide. Inside the fruit are seeds. Each seed is about 2.5 to 3.9 millimeters long.

Plant Names and History

How It Got Its Name

The plant Phyllanthus calycinus was first officially described in 1806. A scientist named Labillardière gave it its name.

The second part of its name, calycinus, comes from Latin. It means "with a well-developed calyx." The calyx is the part of a flower that protects the bud. In this plant, the calyx grows larger to cover the fruit.