Sweet Leaf family : PHYLLANTHACEAE (ROSIDAE) in Australia
including Antidesmataceae, Bischofiaceae, Hymenocardiaceae, Picrodendraceae Porantheraceae, Putranjivaceae, Scepaceae, Stilaginaceae and Uapacaceae

Flower
Families 		Flowers in Australia
  
  
Don Herbison-Evans
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
&
Christine Ashe
  
Plants in Australia Plant
Classes

Breynia nivosa
Snowbush
Yandina, January 2007

Breynia oblongifolia
Willgar
Wyee, December 2007

Flueggea virosa
Snowberry
Magnetic Island, Qld
Photos: courtesy of
Donald Simpson

Glochidion ferdinandi
Cheese Tree
Coffs Harbour, July 20067

Glochidion lobocarpum
Pin Flower Tree
Magnetic Island, Qld
Photos: courtesy of
Donald Simpson

Petalostigma pubescens
Bitter Bark
Magnetic Island, Qld
Photos: courtesy of
Donald Simpson
Phyllanthus fuernrohrii
Sand Spurge
Magnetic Island, Qld
Photos: courtesy of
Donald Simpson

Phyllanthus hirtellus
Thyme Spurge
Wyee, September 2007

Poranthera microphylla
Small Poranthera
Wonboyn, NSW
Photos: courtesy of
Paul Whitington
Sauropus androgynus
Sweet Leaf
Magnetic Island, Qld
Photos: courtesy of
Donald Simpson
Synostemon albiflorus
Showy Sauropus
Mudgeeraba, Qld
Photos: courtesy of
Graham McDonald

Plants in PHYLLANTHACEAE are favoured by the Caterpillars of some Australian Butterflies, including:


Catopyrops ancyra

Candalides helenita

Arhopala micale

Hypochrysops miskini

Cupha prosope

Appias albina

Eurema hecabe

Appias melania

Appias paulina

and plants in PHYLLANTHACEAE are favoured by the Caterpillars of some Australian Moths, including:


Achaea argilla

Dysgonia absentimacula

Dysgonia frontinus

Dysgonia infractafinis

Grammodes justa

Dysgonia latizona

Grammodes ocellata

Dysgonia senex

Dysgonia solomonensis

Cleora lacteata

Epicephala species

Epicephala trigonophora

Orthaga seminivea

Query B

Parotis atlitalis

Euthrausta oxyprora

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(written 28 January 2014, updated 4 January 2024)