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*Moeroris tenella (Roxburgh) R.W. Bouman. Mascarene Island Leaf-flower. Hab: Disturbed areas, especially in and around greenhouses. Dist: Native of the Mascarene Islands. This species appeared in FL in the 1920s, s. GA in the 1940s, SC in the 1950s, NC in the 1960s, and TN in the 1970s (Kral 1981). Reported from a single collection from VA, as a "contaminant in a container plant" (Virginia Botanical Associates 2007).

Origin/Endemic status: E. and se. Asia

Synonymy ⓘ: = Bouman et al (2022); = n/a – C, Tat; = Phyllanthus tenellus Roxb. – Ar, Bah, Fl2, FNA12, GW2, Il, K1, K3, K4, NcTx, Tn, WH3, Webster (1970); > Phyllanthus amarus Schumach. – RAB, misapplied (misidentified); ? Phyllanthus lathyroides Kunth – S, misapplied; > Phyllanthus niruri L. – RAB, misapplied (misidentified); > Phyllanthus tenellus Roxb. var. tenellus – Govaerts, Frodin, & Radcliffe-Smith (2000)

Links to other floras: = Phyllanthus tenellus - FNA12

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC (name change)

Heliophily ⓘ: 7

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image of plant© Aidan Campos source | Original Image ⭷
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