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Each locule of ovary with 2 ovules, but only one may develop in fruit (previously Euphorbiaceae) Phyllanthaceae
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Petals absent
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Styles entire or slightly lobed
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Leaves in groups of 3 Micrantheum
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Stamens 3. Low erect or spreading shrub. Leaves usually linear, 4–8 mm long, spreading. Flowers 2 mm diam. Peduncles filiform, 2 mm long. Capsule elliptic-oblong, 6–7 mm long. Widespread. Heath and DSF. Sandy soils. Fl. spring Micrantheum ericoides