Leaf-Flower
Phyllanthus odontodenius ?
Observed in partial shade of secondary growth woods, Nairobi, Kenya. July 2014.
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PERENNIAL: Mostly herbaceous with very slender horizonatal branches which resemble compound leaves. Plant less than 50 cm tall.
FLOWERS: Small white flowers which are on the undersides of the horizontal branchlets.
LEAVES: Leaves are numerous, ovoid, and closely spaced along the horizontal branchlets. There are also minute scale-like leaves along the same branches.
RANGE: Reported from temperate-climate areas in Kenya and mostly in the understory of open wooded areas.
FRUIT: The seeds are contained in small, three-parted capsules.
UNARMED. Without thorns.