Phyllanthus mirabilis

Phyllanthus mirabilis is a plant species of family Phyllanthaceae and is native to Thailand, Laos and Myanmar.^[2][3] It is one of the only four Phyllanthus to be caudiciform and one of the only two caudiciform Phyllanthus to be described,^[4] with the other being Phyllanthus kaweesakii.^[5] The leaves fold together at night.^[1] Wild plants are found on limestone mountains and cliffs.^[6]

leaves folded together at night

Phyllanthus mirabilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Phyllanthaceae
Genus:	Phyllanthus
Species:	P. mirabilis
Binomial name
Phyllanthus mirabilis Müll.Arg.
Synonyms[1]
Diasperus mirabilis (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze Phyllanthodendron mirabile (Müll.Arg.) Hemsl.