Phyllanthus debilis (Phyllanthaceae) newly reported for North America
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https://doi.org/10.17348/jbrit.v12.i1.931Abstract
Herein, Phyllanthus debilis J.G. Klein ex Willd. (Phyllanthaceae), a species apparently native to the Indian subcontinent, is newly reported for North America. The present report brings to 17 the number of Phyllanthus species known from North America north of Mexico.
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