Andrachne

Description

Andrachne telephioides is a species of flowering plant in the Phyllanthaceae family , native to Cape Verde , Mediterranean region , northern Africa to India It is a perennial and glabrous plant of somewhat woody stock. The leaves are bluish green, arranged alternately along the stem . The flowers are unisexual, with male and female flowers developing on the same plant. Being a filantaceous, they are not available in the form of a cyat as the Euphorbiaceae , where it was included until recently. Develop a fruit more or less globose