Phyllanthus mirabilis

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Phyllanthus mirabilis

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Phyllanthaceae
Tribe: Phyllantheae
Subtribe: Flueggeinae
Genus: Phyllanthus
Species: P. mirabilis
Binomial name
Phyllanthus mirabilis
Müll.Arg.
Synonyms

Phyllanthodendron mirabilis Hemsley

Phyllanthus mirabilis is a plant species of family Phyllanthaceae endemic to Thailand. It is the only Phyllanthus to be caudiciform. The leaves fold together at night.

leaves folded together at night
leaves folded together at night