Phyllanthus L.
Styles branched Phyllanthus
Main branch leaves mostly reduced to scale-like structures
Annual herbs. Flowers with 5 sepals and 3 stamens or, 6 sepals and 4–6 stamens
Branchlets flattened. Styles shortly bifid. Leaves elliptic to oblanceolate, 4–12 mm long, 2–5 mm wide. Stamens 3, connate. Seed surface striated. Herb to 60 cm high. Naturalized in Sydney area. Introd. from the Americas. Fl. all year Phyllanthus amarus k.
Branchlets rounded. Styles deeply bifid. Leaves elliptic to obovate, up to 25 mm long. Perianth c. 1 mm long. Stamens 4–6, free. Seed surface granular. Widespread but uncommon. near RF. Introd. from Madagascar. Fl. summer Phyllanthus tenellus