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Sauropus ramosissimus (F.Muell.) Airy Shaw
Family Phyllanthaceae
Sauropus ramosissimus (F.Muell.) Airy Shaw APNI*

Synonyms: Phyllanthus ramosissimus (F.Muell.) Müll.Arg. APNI*
Phyllanthus thesioides Benth. APNI*

Description: Slender wiry subshrub to c. 30 cm high, glabrous, much-branched.

Leaves falling early, linear to oblanceolate, 2–12 mm long, 1–2 mm wide, apex acute; ± sessile; stipules reddish.

Flowers in small axillary clusters. Male flowers shortly pedunculate, perianth segments c. 1 mm long; stamens united. Female flowers on peduncles 4–10 mm long; perianth segments linear.

Capsule ovoid, 6–8 mm long; seeds c. 7 mm long, deeply and transversely wrinkled.


Flowering: spring or summer.

Distribution and occurrence: Grows in sandy soils, often on rocky sites; only one very old specimen from NWS.
NSW subdivisions: ?NWS, SWP, NFWP
Other Australian states: Qld S.A.
AVH map***

Text by T. A. James & G. J. Harden
Taxon concept: Flora of NSW 1 (1990)


APNI* Provides a link to the Australian Plant Name Index (hosted by the Australian National Botanic Gardens) for comprehensive bibliographic data
***The AVH map option provides a detailed interactive Australia wide distribution map drawn from collections held by all major Australian herbaria participating in the Australian Virtual Herbarium project.
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