Mazhar Botanic Garden

Phyllanthus pulcher Wall. ex Mull. Arg.

Dragon of the world

Sample code: EGY-MBG-001153
Common name: Dragon of the world
English name: Tropical leaf flower
Arabic name: فيللنتس بولشر
Native: East Asia
Country: Thailand

Shrub grown 1-2 m tall leaves simple, the shoots bear alternate leaves in flat sprays that imitate pinnate leaves, arranged in two vertical rows on opposite of the stem flower  have hairy bracts that look irregularly torn, dark red in colour Male flower has soft and delicate pedicel , 4 sepals, dark red filaments are short and connected Female flower has hairlike pedicel which is longer than male flower,6 sepals 

Ornamental. Medicinal.  Landscape. 

Nymphanthus glaucescens (Miq) RWBouman

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