Scientific Name: Poranthera petalifera Endemic Having a natural distribution confined to a particular geographic region

Common Name: mountain poranthera

Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots

Family: Phyllanthaceae

Threatened Species Status: Vulnerable

Permit: It is an offence to collect, disturb, damage or destroy this species unless under permit.

Form Description: Spreading perennial herb 20-30cm long annual stems, which scramble over rocks and plants. The leaves are lance-shaped and in opposite pairs, and the margins bend under.

Flowers: Male and female flowers occur on separate plants, on stalks in the upper leaf axils. Male flowers are white and female flowers have greenish-white sepals surrounding the clear petals.

Fruit: Capsule – almost spherical, about 2mm wide, and contains 6 pale, smooth, orange-brown seeds.