Family: Euphorbiaceae
Plant: A small herb up to 15cm high with soft leaves and weak branches.
Flowers: Tiny, white, 5-petalled flower 2mm diameter with 5 stamens and borne in a terminal corymb 8mm across.
Flowering: September-January.
Fruit: Capsule 1.5-2cm diameter
Leaves: Spathulate to obovate up to 1.5cm long and 2-3mm wide and alternately arranged.
Habitat: In shady locations in both wet- and dry-sclerophyll forest
Features: Small alternate leaves. Tiny white flowers in terminal corymbs.
Name:
Poranthera From Greek = pore-anther (referring to the unusual pores in its anthers).
microphylla From Greek micros = small and phyllon = leaf (tiny-leaved (referring to its small leaves).
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Type |
Herb |
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Flowers |
Form |
Regular, Cluster |
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Colour(s) |
White |
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Petal/Sepal No. |
5 |
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Flowering Month |
1, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
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Fruit |
Type |
Capsule |
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Colour |
Green |
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Other Features |
- |
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Leaves |
Arrangement |
Alternate |
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Type |
Simple |
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Shape |
Oval, Spoon |
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Length |
Tiny, Short |
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Margins |
Entire |
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Attachment |
Stalked |
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Other Features |
- |
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Bark |
- |
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Habitat |
Wet sclerophyll forest, Dry sclerophyll forest |
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