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Andrachne (Andrachne telephioides)

Description

Andrachne telephioides is a species of flowering plant in the Phyllanthaceae family , native to Cape Verde , Mediterranean region , northern Africa to India It is a perennial and glabrous plant of somewhat woody stock. The leaves are bluish green, arranged alternately along the stem . The flowers are unisexual, with male and female flowers developing on the same plant. Being a filantaceous, they are not available in the form of a cyat as the Euphorbiaceae , where it was included until recently. Develop a fruit more or less globose

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Malpighiales

            • Family: Phyllanthaceae

              • Genus: Andrachne