Description

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Historical Distribution

Synonyms (10)

Diasperus nanus (Hook.f.) Kuntze (1891)

Phyllanthus amarus Schumach. & Thonn. (1827)

Phyllanthus amarus subsp. sanyaensis P.T.Li & Y.T.Zhu (1996)

Phyllanthus amarus var. baronianus Leandri (1939)

Phyllanthus nanus Hook.f. (1887)

Phyllanthus niruri var. amarus (Schumach. & Thonn.) Leandri (1958)

Phyllanthus niruri var. scabrellus (Webb) Müll.Arg. (1863)

Phyllanthus niruroides var. madagascariensis Leandri (1939)

Phyllanthus scabrellus Webb (1849)

Phyllanthus swartzii Kostel. (1836)

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

O'ahu Naturalized

Dispersal Agents

Wind

Pollinators

Specimens

Conservation Status

Hawaii Pacific Weed Risk Assessment Rating:High Risk

HPWRA Score:9

Bibliography

Name Published In: Phytotaxa 540 (1) p. 30 (2022)

Other References

Faccenda 2023a:3, 7 (NEWNAT/O, DESCR, KEY [as Phyllanthus amarus]); Bouman et al. 2022:30 (Syn. P. amarus = M. amara)

Occurrences

SNo.	Scientific Name	Scientific Name Authorship	Locality	Habitat	Basis of Record	Recorded By	Record Number	Island	Source	Date

Moeroris amara

(Schumach. & Thonn.) R.W.Bouman (2022)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Malpighiales Family: Phyllanthaceae Genus: Moeroris

Description

Historical Distribution

Synonyms (10)

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Island Status

Dispersal Agents

Pollinators

Specimens

Conservation Status

Bibliography

Occurrences

Moeroris amara

(Schumach. & Thonn.) R.W.Bouman (2022)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Malpighiales Family: Phyllanthaceae Genus: Moeroris

Description

Historical Distribution

Synonyms (10)

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Island Status

Dispersal Agents

Pollinators

Specimens

Conservation Status

Bibliography

Occurrences

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