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Synostemon arenosus
Conservation status
Priority Three — Poorly Known Taxa (DEC)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Phyllanthaceae
Genus:	Synostemon
Species:	S. arenosus
Binomial name
Synostemon arenosus (J.T.Hunter & J.J.Bruhl) I.Telford & J.J.Bruhl (2022)
Synonyms
Sauropus arenosus J.T.Hunter & J.J.Bruhl (1997)

Synostemon arenosus is a plant in the family Phyllanthaceae, native to Western Australia and the Northern Territory.

It is a spreading shrub growing from 0.5 to 1 m high. Its yellow-green/red-pink flowers may be seen in May.

Distribution and habitat

In Western Australia it is found growing on red sand dunes in the IBRA regions of the Gibson Desert, the Great Sandy Desert, and the Little Sandy Desert.

References

1. ^ "Sauropus arenosus". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
2. ^ Synostemon arenosus (J.T.Hunter & J.J.Bruhl) I.Telford & J.J.Bruhl. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
3. Sauropus arenosus occurrence data from the Australasian Virtual Herbarium

External links

• Sauropus arenosus occurrence data from Australasian Virtual Herbarium

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• Phyllanthaceae
• Plants described in 1997
• Flora of Western Australia
• Flora of the Northern Territory
• Taxa named by Jeremy James Bruhl
• Phyllanthaceae stubs