Phyllanthus fuscoluridus

Botanical Description

Phyllanthus fuscoluridus is a usually evergreen shrub or a small tree that can grow around 2 - 8 metres tall[ 455 Title Flore de Madagascar et des Comores Publication Author Humbert H. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ Publisher Museum National D'Histoire Naturelle; Paris Year 1946 - 1984 ISBN Description Written in French, an excellent flora of the area though it has not been completed. Available for download from the Internet. , 2088 Title Taxonomic revision of Phyllanthus (Phyllanthaceae) in Madagascar and the Comoro Islands I: synopsis and subgenera Is Publication Kew Bulletin Vol 66, 331-265, 2011 Author Ralimanana H. & Hoffmann P. Publisher Year 2011 ISBN Description ]. The plant is harvested from the wild, mainly as a medicine but also as a food and source of materials for basketry and dyeing. Phyllanthus fuscoluridus is widely distributed in Madagascar, grows in a number of protected areas and has no major ongoing threat. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2021)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].