Herbarium Specimen Details

Phyllanthus amarus
Family Name Phyllanthaceae
Currently Accepted Name Phyllanthus amarus Schumach. & Thonn. - Determined By: G. L. Webster, 02-Nov-1968
Determination History
Phyllanthus amarus Schumach. & Thonn.
Locality USA. Florida , Miami-Dade Co. : Hardee Avenue, Coral Gables. 27° 26' 60" N 81° 47' 60" W
Habitat Abandoned garden site.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector O. K. Lakela 30438
with F. Almeda
Collection Date 20 Dec 1966
Accession Number 78739
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Phyllanthus amarus
Family Name Phyllanthaceae
Currently Accepted Name Phyllanthus amarus Schumach. & Thonn. - Determined By: G. L. Webster, 02-Nov-1968
Determination History
Phyllanthus amarus Schumach. & Thonn.
Locality USA. Florida , Miami-Dade Co. : Lindsey Hopkins Hotel grounds, Miami. 25° 46' 27" N 80° 11' 37" W
Habitat Waste ground along garden fence and berm, vacant lot.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector O. K. Lakela 29552
Collection Date 02 Apr 1966
Accession Number 72785
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Phyllanthus amarus
Family Name Phyllanthaceae
Currently Accepted Name Phyllanthus amarus Schumach. & Thonn. - Determined By: G. L. Webster, 02-Nov-1968
Determination History
Phyllanthus tenellus Roxb.
Phyllanthus abnormis Baill. - Determined By: Lakela, Jul 1968
Locality USA. Florida , Miami-Dade Co. : Coconut Grove. 26° 22' 60" N 81° 49' 60" W
Habitat Residential roadsides and vacant lots.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector O. K. Lakela 31851
with F. Almeda
Collection Date 24 Jun 1968
Accession Number 83234
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Phyllanthus amarus
Family Name Phyllanthaceae
Currently Accepted Name Phyllanthus amarus Schumach. & Thonn.
Locality USA. Florida , Monroe Co. : 700 block of South Street, Key West. 24° 32' 58" N 81° 47' 35" W
Habitat Disturbed roadside.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector S. Myers 492
Collection Date 21 Mar 2003
Accession Number 235782
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Phyllanthus amarus
Family Name Phyllanthaceae
Currently Accepted Name Phyllanthus amarus Schumach. & Thonn. - Determined By: G. L. Webster, 02-Nov-1968
Determination History
Phyllanthus amarus Schumach. & Thonn.
Locality USA. Florida , Collier Co. : Ca. 4 mi. S of Monroe Station on "loop road", at Gator Hook Slough. 25° 19' 60" N 81° 0' 0" W
Habitat Cypress [Taxodium] swamp - pond apple [Annona glabra] area and bordering gladeland.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector R. W. Long 1713
with R. Broome, K. Whitney, J. De Boer
Collection Date 05 Jun 1966
Accession Number 74851
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Phyllanthus amarus
Family Name Phyllanthaceae
Currently Accepted Name Phyllanthus amarus Schumach. & Thonn.
Locality USA. Florida , Miami-Dade Co. : Vicinity of Sunset Drive off US 1, South Miami. 25° 42' 21" N 80° 21' 8" W
Habitat Remnants of original pinelands, introduced cultigens.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector O. K. Lakela 31939
Collection Date 27-28 Oct 1969
Accession Number 88027
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Phyllanthus amarus
Family Name Phyllanthaceae
Currently Accepted Name Phyllanthus amarus Schumach. & Thonn. - Determined By: G. L. Webster, 02-Nov-1968
Determination History
Phyllanthus amarus Schumach. & Thonn.
Locality USA. Florida , Miami-Dade Co. : Vicinity of Lindsey Hopkins Hotel, Miami. 25° 46' 27" N 80° 11' 37" W
Habitat Vacant lots.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector O. K. Lakela 29712
with R.W. Long
Collection Date 26 Apr 1966
Accession Number 73886
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Phyllanthus amarus
Family Name Phyllanthaceae
Currently Accepted Name Phyllanthus amarus Schumach. & Thonn.
Locality USA. Florida , Miami-Dade Co. : 25° 36' 32" N 80° 29' 55" W
Habitat Old field.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector T. R. Alexander
Collection Date 01 Nov 1973
Accession Number 177229
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Phyllanthus amarus
Family Name Phyllanthaceae
Currently Accepted Name Phyllanthus amarus Schumach. & Thonn.
Locality USA. Florida , Hillsborough Co. : 1800 block of Mulberry Drive. 27° 53' 43" N 81° 58' 24" W
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector S. Dickman
Collection Date 12 Nov 2011
Accession Number 273744
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Phyllanthus amarus
Family Name Phyllanthaceae
Currently Accepted Name Phyllanthus amarus Schumach. & Thonn.
Locality Bahamas. Great Abaco Island NW corner of Marsh Harbour Airport, ca. 1 mi. S of Marsh Harbour; around terminal and aircraft parking area.
Habitat Weedy area.
Reproductive State
Collector R. P. Wunderlin
with D. S. Correll, R. P. Sauleda, & B. F. Hansen
Collection Date 14 Dec 1979
Accession Number 144782
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Phyllanthus amarus
Family Name Phyllanthaceae
Currently Accepted Name Phyllanthus amarus Schumach. & Thonn. - Determined By: D. G. Burch,
Locality Dominican Republic. Espaillat Prov. Coast road 61 km E junction with Puerto Plata - Santiago Road. 19° 28' 10" N 70° 42' 1" W
Habitat Dense scrub on steep hillside near ocean.
Reproductive State
Collector D. Burch
Collection Date 25 Apr 1970
Accession Number 101483
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Phyllanthus amarus
Family Name Phyllanthaceae
Currently Accepted Name Phyllanthus amarus Schumach. & Thonn. - Determined By: D. G. Burch,
Locality Puerto Rico. Luquillo Mun. : W Luquillo. 18° 22' 21" N 65° 42' 60" W
Habitat Hedgerow and scrub.
Reproductive State
Collector D. Burch
Collection Date 25 Mar 1971
Accession Number 101379
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Phyllanthus amarus
Family Name Phyllanthaceae
Currently Accepted Name Phyllanthus amarus Schumach. & Thonn. - Determined By: G. L. Webster, 15 Jul 1969
Determination History
Phyllanthus niruri L.
Locality Bahamas. Long Island Clarence Town; dooryard near the dock. 23° 6' 1" N 74° 58' 4" W
Reproductive State
Collector H. E. Hackett
Collection Date 19 Jun 1963
Accession Number 63433
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Phyllanthus amarus
Family Name Phyllanthaceae
Currently Accepted Name Phyllanthus amarus Schumach. & Thonn.
Locality Puerto Rico. Loíza Mun. : Growing under guardrail in median strip of highway 3 near Loíza turnoff.
Reproductive State
Collector D. W. Unander
Collection Date 10 Aug 1989
Accession Number 266243
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Phyllanthus amarus
Family Name Phyllanthaceae
Currently Accepted Name Phyllanthus amarus Schumach. & Thonn.
Locality Puerto Rico. Comerío Mun. : Rio La Plata, 2 mi. NE of Comerío, at the junction of highways 156 and 781; weeds around roadside and bridge.
Reproductive State
Collector B. F. Hansen
with R. P. Sauleda, M. E. Ragan, & J. Lopez
Collection Date 25 Nov 1981
Accession Number 166450
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Phyllanthus amarus
Family Name Phyllanthaceae
Currently Accepted Name Phyllanthus amarus Schumach. & Thonn. - Determined By: S. R. Hill, Nov 1992
Locality Dominica. St. John Par. : Edge of Indian River at its mouth and at coastal highway; Prince Rupert Bay.
Description Locally common weedy herb.
Habitat Brackish water, disturbed soil and sand.
Reproductive State
Collector S. R. Hill
with R. Wagenseil
Collection Date 04 Aug 1992
Accession Number 207008
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Phyllanthus amarus
Family Name Phyllanthaceae
Currently Accepted Name Phyllanthus amarus Schumach. & Thonn. - Determined By: D. G. Burch,
Locality Antigua & Barbuda. Antigua , St. Mary Par. : Along Fig Tree Road near SW coast of island.
Description Erect to 7 dm; occasional.
Habitat Scrub.
Reproductive State
Elevation 100 to ft
Collector D. Burch
Collection Date 02 Jun 1969
Accession Number 86717
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Phyllanthus amarus
Family Name Phyllanthaceae
Currently Accepted Name Phyllanthus amarus Schumach. & Thonn. - Determined By: D. G. Burch,
Locality Turks & Caicos. South Caicos Simmons Hill, N of Cockburn Harbor.
Description Erect to 1 m.
Habitat Sisal plantation and thorn scrub on limestone.
Reproductive State
Collector D. Burch
Collection Date 25 Apr 1971
Accession Number 96752
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Phyllanthus amarus
Family Name Phyllanthaceae
Currently Accepted Name Phyllanthus amarus Schumach. & Thonn. - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, May 2017
Determination History
Chamaesyce cordifolia (Elliott) Small
Locality USA. Florida , Miami-Dade Co. : 100 ft. from the corner of SW 57th Court and Red Road.
Description Less tha 0.5 m tall from a tap root; leaves compound, [leaflets] less than 1 cm; fruit on under side of leaves along midrib.
Habitat Disturbed pineland on rubbish heap near like species.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector H. W. Barrick
Collection Date 20 Nov 1967
Accession Number 290975
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Phyllanthus amarus
Family Name Phyllanthaceae
Currently Accepted Name Phyllanthus amarus (Schumach.) Thonn. - Determined By: S. R. Hill, Oct 1988
Locality USA. South Carolina , Pickens Co. : Clemson University Botanical Gardens, Clemson.
Description Locally common weed; fruits elastically dehiscent.
Habitat Flower beds.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector S. R. Hill
Collection Date 29 Oct 1988
Accession Number 199746
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Phyllanthus amarus
Family Name Euphorbiaceae
Currently Accepted Name Phyllanthus amarus Schumach. & Thonn. - Determined By: G. L. Webster, 01 Jan 1965
Locality Suriname. Paramaribo Distr. SW part of town.
Description Leaves glaucous, paler beneath; tepals of both kinds of flowers light green, white-margined; ovary green; anthers yellow; fruit light green, ejecting the seeds forcefully.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector W. H. A. Hekking
Collection Date 02 May 1961
Accession Number 84719
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Phyllanthus amarus
Family Name Euphorbiaceae
Currently Accepted Name Phyllanthus amarus Schumach. & Thonn.
Locality Panama. Chiriquí Prov. Burica Peninsula; 1 mi. W of Puerto Armuelles. 8° 16' 21" N 82° 51' 40" W
Description White latex.
Habitat Recently disturbed area, bare soil, city dump.
Reproductive State Fruit
Elevation 50 to m
Collector R. L. Liesner
Collection Date 20 Feb 1973
Accession Number 110674
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Phyllanthus amarus
Family Name Euphorbiaceae
Currently Accepted Name Phyllanthus amarus Schumach. & Thonn. - Determined By: G. L. Webster, 01-Jan-1999
Locality Guatemala. Zacapa Dept. Santa Cruz. 14° 58' 0" N 89° 52' 0" W
Habitat From uncultivated field.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector M. Huffman
Collection Date 24 Nov 1999
Accession Number 260863
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