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Family Phyllanthaceae

HAWAII - NATURALIZED

Phyllanthus debilis

Waimanalo, Oahu

Male flowers

 

Female flowers

UH Manoa

 

DARKLEAF PHYLLANTHUS   NIRURI

Erect woody herb up to 3 feet tall, dark green leaves 15-35 per branch.  Flowers on very short petioles, male flowers near branch ends.  Occurs in disturbed lowlands of the Main Hawaiian Islands.  Native to India & Sri Lanka.