Phyllanthus mirabilis is a plant species of family Phyllanthaceae and is native to Thailand, Laos and Myanmar.[2][3] It is one of the only four Phyllanthus to be caudiciform and the one of the only two caudiciform Phyllanthus to be described,[4] with the other being Phyllanthus kaweesakii.[5] The leaves fold together at night.[1] Wild plants are found on limestone mountains and cliffs.[6]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Phyllanthaceae |
| Genus: | Phyllanthus |
| Species: | P. mirabilis
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| Phyllanthus mirabilis | |
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References
edit- ^ a b "Phyllanthus mirabilis". www.llifle.com. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ Balakrishnan, N. P.; Gangopadhyay, M.; Chakrabarty, T. (January 2000). "Extension of range of five species in Euphorbiaceae". Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany. 24 (4). Jodphur, India: Scientific Publisher: 384. ISSN 0250-9768. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ "Phyllanthus mirabilis Müll.Arg. Plants of the World Online Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "Discovery: Phyllanthus Kaweesakii Pornp. (Chantar & J. Parn.), a Mirabilis Lookalike". Plantisuss. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ Pornpongrungrueng, Pimwadee; Parnell, John A. N.; Hodkinson, Trevor R.; Chantaranothai, Pranom (2 June 2017). "Phyllanthus kaweesakii (Phyllanthaceae), a new species from Thailand". Botany. doi:10.1139/cjb-2016-0298. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ Pranom, Chantaranothai (2005). "Taxonomic Notes on the genus Phyllanthus L. (Euphorbiaceae) in Thailand". Thai For. Bull. (Bot.). 33: 16–20. Retrieved 2 August 2021.