Mazhar Botanic Garden

Phyllanthus juglandifolius Willd

Bigleaf leafflower goma de costa

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000227
English name: Bigleaf leafflower, goma de costa
Arabic name: فيللنسس جوجلانديفوليا
Native: Caribbean and South America
Country: Colombia South America
(PGR): Very rare

Large shrub, unbranched trunk, palmlike crown of long leaves simple, sometimes 2-ranked on lateral branches which give the appearance of pinnately, compound leaves flowers greenish in the axils of the leaflets develop into three-lobed

Ornamental

Phyllanthus quinquefidus Sesse & Moc Ex Baill

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Texture: Sandy loam
Fertility: High
Drainage: Well drained
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Lights: Full sun
Propagation: Seeds
Flowering time: Late summer
Zone: 10

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