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Phyllanthaceae

Each locule of ovary with 2 ovules, but only one may develop in fruit (previously Euphorbiaceae) Phyllanthaceae
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Petals present Poranthera
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Diffuse, glabrous, annual herb 8–15 cm high, with ascending branches. Leaves linear-spathulate to obovate, flat or nearly so, mostly 2–5 mm long; stipules entire. Flowers minute, in leafy corymbs. Widespread. Shady places. Fl. spring–summer Poranthera microphylla
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Small, perennial shrubs