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Each locule of ovary with 2 ovules, but only one may develop in fruit (previously Euphorbiaceae) Phyllanthaceae

Petals present Poranthera

Diffuse, glabrous, annual herb 8–15 cm high, with ascending branches. Leaves linear-spathulate to obovate, flat or nearly so, mostly 2–5 mm long; stipules entire. Flowers minute, in leafy corymbs. Widespread. Shady places. Fl. spring–summer Poranthera microphylla