Phyllanthus occidentalis (Thyme Spurge)
Reference:
Hunter, J. T. & J. J. Bruhl (1997 July 8th)
Two new species of Phyllanthus and notes on Phyllanthus and Sauropus (Euphorbiaceae: Phyllantheae) in New South Wales.
Telopea 7 (2) : 149–165 .
Quotation :
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This species is known from a variety of habitats such as dry sclerophyll forest and woodland, arid shrubland and heath, at altitudes of 290–1150 m.
This species has almost exclusively been labelled as P. thymoides, an incorrect name for P. hirtellus sensu stricto, (see above). Phyllanthus occidentalis is similar to P. hirtellus, in which it has been included by, for example, James and Harden (1990).
The diagnostic features of P. occidentalis are very stable; however, around Black Mountain in the A.C.T. and the Coonabarabran area of New South Wales, some plants have a form that approaches that of P. hirtellus,
i.e. possessing wider, less revolute leaves and less dense indumentum.
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Phyllanthus occidentalis is listed in the following regions:
Canberra & Southern Tablelands | Southern Highlands | South Coast | Central West NSW
Species information
- Phyllanthus occidentalis Scientific name
- Thyme Spurge Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 812m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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In flower
