Similar to
Phyllanthus reticulates, but with much longer leafy intermediate shoots (up to 60 cm long), larger leaves (up to 9 x 4.5 cm), sepals and disc-glands usually 4 in both sexes, stamens 4, free, staminodes usually present in the ♀ flowers, ovary 3-4-celled, only 1 or 2 of which usually develop in fruit, fruit 1-1.5 x 1.5-2 cm., greenish-yellow to whitish.