| Phyllanthus pulcher | |
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| Phyllanthus pulcher leaves and flowers | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Phyllanthaceae |
| Genus: | Phyllanthus |
| Species: | P. pulcher
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| Binomial name | |
| Phyllanthus pulcher Wall. ex Müll.Arg.
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Phyllanthus pulcher, the tropical leaf-flower,[1] is a species in the genus Phyllanthus. Phyllanthus pulcher is known commonly as a weed. Its leaves fold closed at night (an example of Nyctinasty).
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Phyllanthus pulcher". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 30 September 2015.