Phyllanthus tenellus Roxb. (Phyllanthaceae), a newly naturalising species in Morocco

By

Khamar, Hamid
Benkhnigue, Ouafae
Douira, Allal
Zidane, Lahcen
Ouazzani Touhami, Amina

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2022-4-27

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

18

Series / Issue

Issue: 2

Pages

411--417

Subjects

Alien flora , chorology , Euphorbiaceae s.lat. , Malpighiales , Malpighiales , Morocco , new records , North Africa

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/18.2.411

 

Abstract

We report the herbaceous plant Phyllanthus tenellus Roxb., a species native to tropical regions, from Morocco. This is the first time that the genus and species are reported from Morocco and continental North Africa. We found this species to be naturalising in several localities in north-western Morocco. A morphological description, the geographic distribution, and notes on the ecology of this species are provided. We present for the first time photographs of P. tenellus from continental North Africa.