This introduced groundcover
is commonly known as
poinciana weed.
Phyllanthus amarus
is described as a "dicot"
in the
Phyllanthaceae
family.
In the Queensland Nature Conservation Act it is not classified as it is not native to Queensland.
Under the Federal Environment Protection Biodiversity Conservation Act it is not classified.
All Census records from North Qld. Reported on Tinana Creek.
It has not been recorded in the Wide Bay district in the Queensland Herbarium Census and is not
listed as occurring in the Fraser Coast region in the Atlas of Living Australia.
Reported at 1 Fraser Coast locality: Teddington.
Fraser Coast distribution based on field reports.
AVH
