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Accession Data:

Phyllanthus epiphyllanthus L.

  • Common Name: Swordbush
  • Family: Phyllanthaceae

  • Country of Origin: Near Oakes Field, Nassau, Bahamas

  • Description: syn. Xylophylla epiphyllantha (L.) Britt.
  • USDA Zone: 9-11?

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 200800097
  • Source: Chad Husby (FIU) ex Fairchild BG
  • Provenance:
    Chad Husby ex Fairchild BG #6450
    originally from wild collected seedlings collected Dec 18th, 1963 near Oakes Field, Nassau, Bahamas
    
  • Accession Date: 08-01-2008
  • Bench: 1304 - NEOA: North Bench W
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 1 confirmed on 10-31-2024

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: eurosid I
  • Order: Malpighiales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Phyllanthaceae
  • SubFamily: Phyllanthoideae
  • Tribe: Phyllantheae
  • SubTribe: Flueggeinae

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
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References (internal):

  • Cladode (phylloclade)
  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Bahamas / Cuba / Dominican Republic / Haiti / Leeward Is. / Puerto Rico / Turks-Caicos Is. / Trinidad-Tobago / Windward Is.

References (external):

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Thursday, June 01, 2017.
  2. WCSP (2016). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Thursday, June 01, 2017.
  3. Phyllanthus epiphyllanthus at Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Last accessed on Thursday, June 01, 2017.

data regenerated on Thu, 31 Oct 2024 11:54:11 -0400 [bcm v4.0]

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Current Accessions in the Phyllanthaceae

Subfamily Antidesmatoideae

  • Antidesma bunius

Subfamily Phyllanthoideae
Tribe Phyllantheae

  • Flueggeinae: Breynia disticha
  • Flueggeinae: Phyllanthus angustifolius
  • Flueggeinae: Phyllanthus epiphyllanthus W/C
  • Flueggeinae: Sauropus androgynus
W/C = Wild Collected
= indicates flowering in past 14 days
= images available for this accession
= map available for this accession
= accession added within past 90 days
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