Leafflower 
Group:
Plants
Area(s) Where Listed As Endangered:
Cameroon, Ecuador, Ghana, Guinea, Jamaica, Liberia, Mauritius, Panama
Status/Date(s) Listed as Endangered:
  Scientific Name Status Listing Date Range
1. Phyllanthus axillarisEN-IUCN1998Jamaica
2. Phyllanthus caesiifoliusCR-IUCN2004Cameroon
3. Phyllanthus cauliflorusVU-IUCN1998Jamaica
4. Phyllanthus eximiusVU-IUCN1998Jamaica
5. Phyllanthus gentryiEN-IUCN1998Panama
6. Phyllanthus haughtiiEN-IUCN2004Ecuador
7. Phyllanthus milleiCR-IUCN2004Ecuador
8. Phyllanthus nyaleCR-IUCN2004Cameroon
9. Phyllanthus profususVU-IUCN1998Ghana, Guinea, Liberia
10. Phyllanthus revaughaniiCR-IUCN2000Mauritius
11. Phyllanthus sponiaefoliusEN-IUCN2004Ecuador


Species/Common Names:
Phyllanthus axillaris
Phyllanthus caesiifolius
Phyllanthus cauliflorus
Phyllanthus eximius
Phyllanthus gentryi
Phyllanthus haughtii
Phyllanthus millei
Phyllanthus nyale
Phyllanthus profusus
Phyllanthus revaughanii
Phyllanthus sponiaefolius

Facts Summary:
Phyllanthus (commonly known as the Leafflower species) is a genus of plants of concern and found in the following area(s): Cameroon, Ecuador, Ghana, Guinea, Jamaica, Liberia, Mauritius, Panama.


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