*Emblica Gaertner.
A genus of about 45 species, herbs (our introduced species), shrubs, and trees, native of tropical and subtropical Asia and Australia. Previously included in Phyllanthus; see Bouman et al. (2021, 2022).
ID notes: Our one alien species can be an aggressive weed in disturbed soils. The distichous leaves arrayed along the horizontal ultimate stems are very easily mistaken for the leaflets of a pinnately compound leaf. The leaves have a distinctive dark green color, typically grading to paler green near the pale green stem.
References: Bouman et al. (2021); Bouman et al. (2022); Levin (2016c) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2016). Show full citations.
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© Aidan Campos | Emblica urinaria source | Original Image ⭷
© Jay Horn | Emblica urinaria source | Original Image ⭷
© Aidan Campos | Emblica urinaria source | Original Image ⭷
© Jay Horn | Emblica urinaria source | Original Image ⭷
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