Morpho-anatomical observations on Phyllanthus of Southwestern Bangladesh with two new records for Bangladesh

An extensive floristic survey was done to annotate Phyllanthus of southwestern Bangladesh from 2015 to 2018. In total, 2189 individuals of Phyllanthus were counted and identified as eight different species (five herbs, two trees and a shrub). All species were examined following both morphological and anatomical methods, based on taxonomic notes. The listed species werePhyllanthus acidus, Phyllanthus amarus, Phyllanthus debilis, Phyllanthus emblica, Phyllanthus niruri, Phyllanthus urinaria, Phyllanthus reticulatusandPhyllanthus virgatus. Among them,Phyllanthus amarusandPhyllanthus debiliswere listed for the first time from Bangladesh during this study period.