Leaf_glochidion puberum

Description

Phyllanthus�species grow as�herbaceous plants�,�shrubs�or�trees�. The leaves are arranged spirally or in two rows, but they are often arranged on the branches so that the impression of pinnate leaves is created;�sometimes the leaves are concentrated at the ends of the branches.�The leaves are short-stalked.�The leaf blade is simple, entire and feathery.�The leaf surfaces may be hairy;�The hairs (�trichomes�) are usually simple or rarely branched.�In many species, the leaves are scaly reduced and then the branches are�transformed�into�phyllocladiene�and take�photosynthesis�.�The small�stipules�may be durable or lapsed