Open AccessPhyllanthus debilis (Phyllanthaceae) newly reported for North America
Author(s) -
Geoffrey A. Levin,
George J. Wilder,
Jean M. McCollom
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of the botanical research institute of texas
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 2644-1608
pISSN - 1934-5259
DOI - 10.17348/jbrit.v12.i1.931
Subject(s) - phyllanthus , indian subcontinent , traditional medicine , geography , euphorbiaceae , botany , biology , ethnology , medicine , history
Herein, Phyllanthus debilis J.G. Klein ex Willd. (Phyllanthaceae), a species apparently native to the Indian subcontinent, is newly reported for North America. The present report brings to 17 the number of Phyllanthus species known from North America north of Mexico.