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Phyllanthus multiflorus Poir

Synonym	:	Menarda pulchella Baill.
Family		Phyllanthaceae
Local name	:	English - Phyllanthus
Flowering and fruiting period	:	All year around
Distribution	:	Widely spread
Distribution in Kerala	:	All Districts
Habitat	:	cultivated
Uses	:	Medium growing hedges, borders, and in containers on patio settings. Can be left to cascade or clipped to tight shapes.
Key botanical characters:  An erect much-branched shrub; stems pubescent, at length nearly glabrous; f leaves oblong or elliptic, mostly rounded at both ends, flowers monœcious, axillary, one female and two or three males in each fascicle; ;stamens 5; fruit fleshy or coriaceous, 8–16-seeded,