Nellica liebmanniana (Müller of Aargau) Bouman ssp. platylepis (Small) G.A. Levin & Weakley. Phenology: Late Mar-late Jun. Habitat: Wet hammocks and pine flatwoods. Distribution: Endemic to the "Big Bend" area of the FL Gulf Coast (Dixie, Lafayette, Levy, and Taylor counties).
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Taxonomy Comments: Apparently closely related to P. liebmannianus ssp. liebmannianus of the southwestern Gulf Coast (Tamaulipas south to Yucatan and Belize).
Synonymy ⓘ: = Levin & Weakley (2023) in Weakley et al (2023); = Nellica liebmannianus Müller of Aargau ssp. 1; = Phyllanthus liebmannianus Müller of Aargau ssp. platylepis (Small) G.L.Webster — Fl2, FNA12, K4, WH3, Govaerts, Frodin, & Radcliffe-Smith (2000), Webster (1970); = Phyllanthus platylepis Small — S; < Nellica liebmannianus Müller of Aargau — Bouman et al (2022). Basionym: Phyllanthus platylepis Small 1913
Links to other floras: = Phyllanthus liebmannianus ssp. platylepis - FNA12
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW (name change)
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