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Each locule of ovary with 2 ovules, but only one may develop in fruit (previously Euphorbiaceae) Phyllanthaceae
Petals present Poranthera
Small, perennial shrubs
Stipules jagged. Plants 15–30 cm high, often minutely scabro-pubescent, with spreading branches. Leaves crowded, linear, with revolute margins, 6–12 mm long. Corymbs dense. Widespread. Heath and DSF. Sandy soils. Fl. spring Poranthera ericifolia