Nellica Rafinesque.
A genus of 20 or more species, herbs and subshrubs, mainly of Africa and Central and North America, with one species more widespread, including in Asia and Australia. Previously included in Phyllanthus; see Bouman et al. (2021, 2022).
References: Bouman et al. (2021); Bouman et al. (2022); Levin (2016c) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2016); Levin & Weakley (2023) In Weakley et al. (2023). Show full citations.
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