TABLE 1 in Reinstatement and lectotypification of Phyllanthus rosellus (Phyllanthaceae), an endemic species from the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil

TABLE 1. Differential morphological characters of Phyllanthus rosellus and P. niruri
CharactersP. rosellusP. niruriBranchletsUnisexualBisexualCataphylls marginStrongly serrateEntire, sometimes discreetly serrulateLeaf size (mm length)2.2–3.55.5–9.2Number of pairs of secondary veins in leaves4–56–9Distribution of staminate flowers on the branchesAlong the branchesOnly in the basal portion of the branchesFlowers colourPinkishWhitish, greenish or slightly pinkish