Phyllanthaceae FAMILY

Phyllanthus fischeri

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Phyllanthus fischeri is a very variable plant. It can be prostrate, procumbent, scandent or erect in habit, and either annual or perennial. Its stems can become more or less woody and the plant can become a slender, many-stemmed shrub growing up to 1 metre tall, or to 3 metres when climbing into the surrounding vegetation[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and toothbrush.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeEast tropical Africa - Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania.

HabitatForest and bushland or riverine, often forming dense stands; at elevations from 1,500 - 3,000 metres[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. ].