Phyllanthus acuminatus
Phyllanthus acuminatus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Phyllanthaceae |
Tribe: | Phyllantheae |
Subtribe: | Flueggeinae |
Genus: | Phyllanthus |
Species: | P. acuminatus |
Binomial name | |
Phyllanthus acuminatus Vahl | |
Phyllanthus acuminatus, the Jamaican gooseberry tree, is a herb-like plant of the family Phyllanthaceae, found only in Central America and South America. This plant is used by the local population, the Choco, as a piscicide.
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