Phyllanthus

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Malpighiales

Familia: Phyllanthaceae
Subfamilia: Phyllanthoideae
Tribus: Phyllantheae
Genus: Phyllanthus
Species:
a

P. abditus – P. abnormis – P. acacioides – P. acidus – P. acinacifolius – P. actephilifolius – P. acuminatus – P. acustylus – P. acutifolius – P. acutissimus – P. adenodiscus – P. adianthoides – P. aeneus – P. airy-shawii – P. ajmerianus – P. albidiscus – P. albizzioides – P. albus – P. allemii – P. almadensis – P. alpestris – P. alstonii – P. alticola – P. aluminescens – P. amarus – P. ambatovolanus – P. ambiguus – P. amentuliger – P. amicorum – P. amieuensis – P. amnicola – P. ampandrandavae – P. analamerae – P. anamalayanus – P. andamanicobaricus – P. andamanicus – P. anderssonii – P. andranovatensis – P. anfractuosus – P. angkorensis – P. angolensis – P. angustatus – P. angustifolius – P. angustissimus – P. anisolobus – P. anisophyllioides – P. ankarana – P. ankaratrae – P. ankazobensis – P. anthopotamicus – P. aoraiensis – P. aoupinieensis – P. aphanostylus – P. apiculatus – P. apodogynus – P. aracaensis – P. arachnodes – P. arbuscula – P. archboldianus – P. ardisianthus – P. arenarius – P. arenarius – P. arenarius – P. arenicola – P. argyi – P. aridus – P. armstrongii – P. artensis – P. arvensis – P. aspersus – P. asperulatus – P. assamicus – P. atabapoensis – P. atalaiensis – P. atalotrichus – P. atrovirens – P. attenuatus – P. augustini – P. australis – P. austroparensis – P. avanguiensis – P. avicularis – P. awaensis – P. axillaris
b

P. baeckeoides – P. baeobotryoides – P. bahiensis – P. baillonianus – P. baladensis – P. balakrishnanii – P. balansae – P. balansanus – P. balgooyi – P. bancilhonae – P. baraouaensis – P. barbarae – P. bathianus – P. beddomei – P. bemangidiensis – P. benguelensis – P. benguetensis – P. bequaertii – P. bernardii – P. bernierianus – P. berteroanus – P. betsileanus – P. biantherifer – P. bicolor – P. billardierei – P. binhii – P. birmanicus – P. blanchetianus – P. blancoanus – P. bodinieri – P. boehmii – P. boguenensis – P. bojerianus – P. bokorensis – P. bolivarensis – P. bolivianus – P. bonnardii – P. borenensis – P. borjaensis – P. borneensis – P. botryanthus – P. bourdillonii – P. bourgeoisii – P. brachyphyllus – P. bracteatus – P. brandegeei – P. brasiliensis – P. brassii – P. brevipes – P. breynioides – P. brothersonii – P. brunnescens – P. brynaertii – P. buchii – P. bupleuroides – P. burundiensis – P. buxifolius – P. buxoides
c

P. cacuminum – P. caesiifolius – P. caesius – P. caespitosus – P. calcicola – P. calciphilus – P. caledonicus – P. caligatus – P. callejasii – P. calocarpus – P. calycinus – P. camerunensis – P. candolleanus – P. caparaoensis – P. caraculiensis – P. caribaeus – P. carinatus – P. carlottae – P. carmenluciae – P. carnosulus – P. caroliniensis – P. carpentariae – P. carrenoi – P. carunculatus – P. carvalhoi – P. casearioides – P. cassioides – P. casticum – P. castus – P. caudatifolius – P. caudatus – P. cauliflorus – P. cauticola – P. caymanensis – P. cedrelifolius – P. celastroides – P. celebicus – P. ceratostemon – P. chacoensis – P. chamaecerasus – P. chamaecristoides – P. chamaepeuce – P. chandrabosei – P. chantaranothaii – P. chantrieri – P. chayamaritiae – P. chekiangensis – P. cherrieri – P. chevalieri – P. chiapensis – P. chimantae – P. choretroides – P. christophersenii – P. chrysanthus – P. chryseus – P. ciccoides – P. ciliaris – P. cinctus – P. cinereus – P. cladanthus – P. cladotrichus – P. clamboides – P. clarkei – P. claussenii – P. cleistanthoides – P. coalcomanensis – P. coccineus – P. cochinchinensis – P. cocumbiensis – P. coi – P. collinsiae – P. collinsiae – P. collinsiae – P. collinus – P. columnaris – P. coluteoides – P. comitus – P. comorensis – P. comosus – P. compressus – P. comptonii – P. comptus – P. concolor – P. confusus – P. conjugatus – P. consanguineus – P. coodei – P. cordatulus – P. cordatus – P. coriaceus – P. cornutus – P. coursii – P. craibii – P. crassinervius – P. cristalensis – P. cryptophilus – P. cuatrecasanus – P. cuneifolius – P. cunenensis – P. curranii – P. cuscutiflorus – P. cuspidatus – P. cyrtophylloides – P. cyrtophyllus – P. cyrtostylus
d

P. daclacensis – P. dallachyanus – P. daltonii – P. dasystylus – P. dawsonii – P. dealbatus – P. debilis – P. deciduiramus – P. dekindtianus – P. delagoensis – P. denticulatus – P. deplanchei – P. dewildeanus – P. dewildeorum – P. dictyophlebsis – P. dictyospermus – P. dimorphus – P. dinklagei – P. dinteri – P. discolaciniatus – P. discolor – P. distichus – P. dongmoensis – P. dorotheae – P. dracunculoides – P. duidae – P. dumbeaensis – P. dumetosus – P. dumosus – P. dunnianus – P. dusenii – P. dzumacensis
e

P. echinospermus – P. edmundoi – P. effusus – P. ekmanii – P. elegans – P. eliae – P. elsiae – P. emarginatus – P. embergeri – P. emblica – P. engleri – P. epiphyllanthus – P. epiphylliferens – P. eremicus – P. eremitus – P. ericoides – P. eriocarpus – P. erwinii – P. erythrotrichus – P. eurisladro – P. euryoides – P. eutaxioides – P. evanescens – P. everettii – P. evrardii – P. excisus – P. exilis – P. eximius
f

P. fadyenii – P. faguetii – P. fallax – P. fangchengensis – P. fastigiatus – P. favieri – P. felicis – P. ferdinandi – P. filicifolius – P. fimbriatitepalus – P. fimbriatus – P. fimbricalyx – P. finschii – P. fischeri – P. flagellaris – P. flagelliformis – P. flavidus – P. flaviflorus – P. flexuosus – P. florencei – P. fluitans – P. fluminis-athi – P. fluminis-zambesi – P. formosus – P. forrestii – P. fotii – P. fractiflexus – P. fraguensis – P. franchetianus – P. francii – P. fraternus – P. frazieri – P. friesii – P. frodinii – P. fuernrohrii – P. fuertesii – P. fulvirameus – P. fuscoluridus
g

P. gabonensis – P. gageanus – P. gagnioevae – P. galeottianus – P. gardnerianus – P. gaudichaudii – P. geniculatostemon – P. gentryi – P. geoffrayi – P. gigantifolius – P. gillespiei – P. gillettianus – P. gimi – P. gjellerupi – P. glabrescens – P. gladiatus – P. glaucinus – P. glaucophyllus – P. glaucus – P. glaziovii – P. glochidioides – P. glomerulatus – P. gneissicus – P. goianensis – P. golonensis – P. gomphocarpus – P. gongyloides – P. goniostemon – P. gordonii – P. gossweileri – P. goudotianus – P. gracilentus – P. gracilipes – P. gradyi – P. graminicola – P. grandifolius – P. grantii – P. graveolens – P. grayanus – P. greenei – P. guangdongensis – P. guanxiensis – P. guillauminii – P. gunnii – P. gypsicola
h

P. hainanensis – P. hakgalensis – P. hamelinii – P. harmandii – P. harrimanii – P. harrisii – P. hasskarlianus – P. helenae – P. helferi – P. heliotropus – P. heteradenius – P. heterodoxus – P. heterophyllus – P. heterotrichus – P. hexadactylus – P. heyneanus – P. hildebrandtii – P. hirtellus – P. hivaoaensis – P. hodjelensis – P. hohenackeri – P. holostylus – P. hortensis – P. hosokawae – P. houailouensis – P. huahineensis – P. huallagensis – P. huamotensis – P. huberi – P. humbertianus – P. humbertii – P. humpatanus – P. hutchinsonianus – P. hypoleucus – P. hypospodius – P. hyssopifolioides
i

P. imbricatus – P. incrustatus – P. incurvus – P. indigoferoides – P. indofischeri – P. inflatus – P. insignis – P. insulae-japen – P. insulanus – P. insulensis – P. inusitatus – P. involutus – P. iratsiensis – P. irriguus – P. isomonensis – P. itatiaiensis – P. ivohibeus
j

P. jablonskianus – P. jaegeri – P. jaffrei – P. jarawae – P. jauaensis – P. jaubertii – P. juglandifolius – P. junceus
k

P. kaessneri – P. kampotensis – P. kanalensis – P. kanehirae – P. karibibensis – P. karnaticus – P. kaweesakii – P. kelleanus – P. kerrii – P. kerstingii – P. keyensis – P. khasicus – P. kidna – P. kinabaluicus – P. kivuensis – P. klotzschianus – P. koghiensis – P. koniamboensis – P. korthalsii – P. kostermansii – P. kouaouaensis – P. koumacensis
l

P. lacerosus – P. laciniatus – P. lacunarius – P. lacunellus – P. lalongatanus – P. lamprophyllus – P. lanceifolius – P. lanceilimbus – P. lanceolarius – P. lanceolatus – P. lancisepalus – P. lasiogynus – P. latifolius – P. lativenius – P. lawii – P. laxiflorus – P. lebrunii – P. lediformis – P. leonardianus – P. leptocaulos – P. leptoclados – P. leptoneurus – P. leptophyllus – P. leschenaultii – P. letestui – P. letouzeyanus – P. leucanthus – P. leucocalyx – P. leucochlamys – P. leucogynus – P. leucosepalus – P. leytensis – P. lichenisilvae – P. liebmannianus – P. liesneri – P. ligustrifolius – P. lii – P. limmuensis – P. lindbergii – P. lindenianus – P. lingulatus – P. littoralis – P. liukiuensis – P. loandensis – P. lobocarpus – P. lokohensis – P. longfieldiae – P. longipedicellatus – P. longiramosus – P. longistylus – P. loranthoides – P. loranthoides – P. lucidus – P. luciliae – P. lunifolius – P. lutescens
m

P. macgregorii – P. macphersonii – P. macraei – P. macranthus – P. macrocalyx – P. macrochorion – P. macrophyllus – P. macrosepalus – P. madagascariensis – P. madeirensis – P. maderaspatensis – P. maestrensis – P. mafingensis – P. magdemeanus – P. magnificens – P. maguirei – P. mahengeaensis – P. major – P. makitae – P. maleolens – P. malesianus – P. mananarensis – P. manausensis – P. mandjeliaensis – P. mangenotii – P. manicaensis – P. mannianus – P. manono – P. mantadiensis – P. marchionicus – P. margaretae – P. mariannensis – P. marianus – P. maritimus – P. marojejiensis – P. martii – P. martini – P. matitanensis – P. mckenziei – P. mcvaughii – P. megacarpus – P. megalanthus – P. megapodus – P. meghalayensis – P. melleri – P. melvilleorum – P. memaoyaensis – P. mendesii – P. mendoncae – P. meridensis – P. merinthopodus – P. meuieensis – P. meyerianus – P. mickelii – P. micranthus – P. microcarpus – P. microcladus – P. microdendron – P. microdictyus – P. micromeris – P. microphyllinus – P. microphyllus – P. mieschii – P. millei – P. mimicus – P. mimosoides – P. minahassae – P. minarum – P. mindouliensis – P. minutifolius – P. minutulus – P. mirabilis – P. mirificus – P. mitchellii – P. mittenianus – P. mkurirae – P. mocinoanus – P. mocotensis – P. moeroensis – P. moi – P. mollis – P. monroviae – P. montanus – P. montis-fontium – P. montrouzieri – P. mooneyi – P. moonii – P. moorei – P. moramangicus – P. moratii – P. mouensis – P. mozambicensis – P. muellerianus – P. multiflorus – P. multilobus – P. multilocularis – P. muriculatus – P. muscosus – P. mutisianus – P. myrianthus – P. myriophyllus – P. myrsinites – P. myrtaceus – P. myrtifolius – P. myrtilloides
n

P. nadeaudii – P. nanellus – P. narayanswamii – P. natoensis – P. ndikinimekianus – P. neblinae – P. nemoralis – P. neoleonensis – P. nhatrangensis – P. nigericus – P. nigrescens – P. niinamii – P. ningaensis – P. niruri – P. niruroides – P. nitens – P. nitidulus – P. nothisii – P. novae-hollandiae – P. nozeranianus – P. nubigenus – P. nummulariifolius – P. nummularioides – P. nutans – P. nyale – P. nyikae
o

P. oaxacanus – P. obdeltophyllus – P. obfalcatus – P. oblanceolatus – P. oblatus – P. oblongiglans – P. obscurus – P. obtusatus – P. occidentalis – P. octomerus – P. odontadenioides – P. odontadenius – P. oligospermus – P. oligospermus – P. oligospermus – P. oligotrichus – P. omahakensis – P. oppositifolius – P. orbicularifolius – P. orbicularis – P. orbiculatus – P. oreichtitus – P. oreophilus – P. orientalis – P. orinocensis – P. ornatus – P. orohenensis – P. otobedii – P. ouveanus – P. ovalifolius – P. ovatifolius – P. ovatus – P. oxycarpus – P. oxycoccifolius – P. oxyphyllus
p

P. pachyphyllus – P. pachystylus – P. pacificus – P. pacoensis – P. paezensis – P. palauensis – P. panayensis – P. pancherianus – P. papenooensis – P. papuanus – P. paraguayensis – P. parainduratus – P. parangoyensis – P. paraqueensis – P. parvifolius – P. parvulus – P. parvus – P. paucitepalus – P. pavonianus – P. paxianus – P. paxii – P. pectinatus – P. peltatus – P. pendulus – P. peninsularis – P. pentandrus – P. pentaphyllus – P. pergracilis – P. perpusillus – P. perrieri – P. pervilleanus – P. petaloideus – P. petchikaraensis – P. petelotii – P. petenensis – P. petraeus – P. phialanthoides – P. philippioides – P. phillyreifolius – P. phlebocarpus – P. phuquocensis – P. physocarpus – P. pierlotii – P. pileostigma – P. pilifer – P. pilosus – P. pindaiensis – P. pinifolius – P. pinjenensis – P. pinnatus – P. piranii – P. pireyi – P. pitcairnensis – P. platycalyx – P. podocarpus – P. poeppigianus – P. pohlianus – P. poilanei – P. poliborealis – P. polygonoides – P. polygynus – P. polyspermus – P. ponapensis – P. popayanensis – P. poueboensis – P. poumensis – P. praelongipes – P. praetervisus – P. prainianus – P. procerus – P. proctoris – P. profusus – P. prominulatus – P. pronyensis – P. prostratus – P. pseudocarunculatus – P. pseudocicca – P. pseudoguyanensis – P. pseudoniruri – P. pseudoparvifolius – P. pseudotrichopodus – P. pterocladus – P. puber – P. pulcher – P. pulcherrimus – P. pulchroides – P. pullenii – P. pulverulentus – P. pumilus – P. puncticulatus – P. puntii – P. purpureus – P. purpusii – P. pycnophyllus
q

P. quintuplinervis
r

P. racemiger – P. racemosus – P. raiateaensis – P. raivavensis – P. ramillosus – P. ramosii – P. ramosus – P. rangachariarii – P. rangoloakensis – P. rapaensis – P. raynalii – P. reinwardtii – P. reticulatus – P. retinervis – P. retroflexus – P. revaughanii – P. rhabdocarpus – P. rheedei – P. rheophilus – P. rheophyticus – P. rhizomatosus – P. rhodocladus – P. ridleyanus – P. riedelianus – P. rivae – P. robinsonii – P. robustus – P. roeperianus – P. roseus – P. rosmarinifolius – P. rosselensis – P. rotundifolius – P. rouxii – P. rozennae – P. ruber – P. rubescens – P. rubicundus – P. rubriflorus – P. rubristipulus – P. rufoglaucus – P. rufuschaneyi – P. rupestris – P. rupicola – P. rupiinsularis – P. ruscifolius
s

P. saffordii – P. salesiae – P. salicifolius – P. salomonis – P. salviifolius – P. samarensis – P. sambiranensis – P. samoanus – P. sanjappae – P. sarasinii – P. sarawakensis – P. sarothamnoides – P. sauropodoides – P. savannicola – P. saxosus – P. scaber – P. scabrifolius – P. schaulsii – P. schliebenii – P. scopulorum – P. securinegoides – P. seemannii – P. selbyi – P. sellowianus – P. semicordatus – P. senyavinianus – P. sepialis – P. serandii – P. sericeus – P. serpentinicola – P. serpentinus – P. sessilis – P. shabaensis – P. sibuyanensis – P. sieboldianus – P. sikkimensis – P. similis – P. simplex – P. simplicicaulis – P. sincorensis – P. singalensis – P. singampattianus – P. skutchii – P. smithianus – P. societatis – P. somalensis – P. songboiensis – P. sootepensis – P. spartioides – P. sphaerogynus – P. spinosus – P. spirei – P. sponiifolius – P. spruceanus – P. squamifolius – P. st-johnii – P. standleyi – P. stellatus – P. stenophyllus – P. stipitatus – P. stipularis – P. stipulatus – P. striaticaulis – P. strobilaceus – P. stultitiae – P. stylosus – P. subapicalis – P. subcarnosus – P. subcrenulatus – P. subcuneatus – P. subemarginatus – P. sublanatus – P. submarginalis – P. submollis – P. subobscurus – P. subscandens – P. subsessilis – P. suffrutescens – P. sulcatus – P. superbus – P. sylvincola – P. symphoricarpoides
t

P. tabularis – P. tagulae – P. taitensis – P. talbotii – P. tanaensis – P. tangoensis – P. tanzanianus – P. tanzaniensis – P. taxodiifolius – P. taylorianus – P. temehaniensis – P. tenellus – P. tener – P. tenuicaulis – P. tenuipedicellatus – P. tenuipes – P. tenuirhachis – P. tenuis – P. tepuicola – P. tequilensis – P. tessmannii – P. tetrandrus – P. thaii – P. thomsonii – P. thulinii – P. tiebaghiensis – P. timboensis – P. tireliae – P. tixieri – P. torrentium – P. touranensis – P. triandrus – P. trichogynus – P. trichopodus – P. trichosporus – P. trichotepalus – P. triphlebius – P. tritepalus – P. trungii – P. tsarongensis – P. tsetserrae – P. tuamotuensis – P. tuerckheimii – P. tukuyuanus
u

P. udoricola – P. ukagurensis – P. umbratus – P. umbricola – P. unifoliatus – P. unioensis – P. upembaensis – P. urbanianus – P. urceolatus – P. urinaria – P. ussuriensis – P. utricularis
v

P. vacciniifolius – P. vakinankaratrae – P. valerii – P. valleanus – P. vanderystii – P. varians – P. vatovaviensis – P. veillonii – P. velutinus – P. ventricosus – P. ventuarii – P. venustulus – P. vergens – P. verrucicaulis – P. vespertilio – P. vichadensis – P. villosus – P. vincentae – P. virgatus – P. virgulatus – P. virgultiramus – P. viridis – P. vitiensis – P. vitilevuensis – P. volkensii – P. vulcani
w

P. wallichianus – P. warburgii – P. warnockii – P. watsonii – P. websteri – P. websterianus – P. welwitschianus – P. wheeleri – P. wilderi – P. wilkesianus – P. williamioides – P. wingfieldii – P. wittei – P. womersleyi – P. wrightii
x

P. xerocarpus – P. xiphophorus – P. xylorrhizus
y

P. yangambiensis – P. yaouhensis – P. youngii – P. yunnanensis – P. yvettae
z

P. zambicus – P. zanthoxyloides – P. zeylanicus – P. zippelianus – P. zornioides
Nothospecies:

P. × collinum-misuku – P. × fluminis-sabi – P. × pallidus
Name

Phyllanthus L., Sp. Pl. 2: 981. (1753)

Type species: Phyllanthus niruri L., Sp. Pl. 2: 981. (1753)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Niruri Adans., Fam. Pl. 2: 356 (1763).
Cicca L., Mant. Pl. 1: 124 (1767).
Agyneia L., Mant. Pl. 2: 161 (1771), nom. rej.
Xylophylla L., Mant. Pl. 2: 147 (1771).
Conami Aubl., Hist. Pl. Guiane 2: 926 (1775).
Meborea Aubl., Hist. Pl. Guiane 2: 825 (1775).
Urinaria Medik., Malvenfam.: 80 (1787).
Genesiphylla L'Hér., Sert. Angl.: 29 (1788).
Kirganelia Juss., Gen. Pl.: 387 (1789).
Cathetus Lour., Fl. Cochinch.: 607 (1790).
Emblica Gaertn., Fruct. Sem. Pl. 2: 122 (1790).
Nymphanthus Lour., Fl. Cochinch.: 543 (1790).
Tephranthus Neck., Elem. Bot. 2: 235 (1790), opus utique oppr.
Tricarium Lour., Fl. Cochinch.: 557 (1790).
Bradleia Banks ex Gaertn., Fruct. Sem. Pl. 2: 127 (1791).
Rhopium Schreb., Gen. Pl., ed. 8[a], 2: 608 (1791).
Epistylium Sw., Fl. Ind. Occid. 2: 1095 (1800).
Cycca Batsch, Tab. Affin. Regni Veg.: 168 (1802), orth. var.
Gynoon A.Juss., Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. 10: 335 (1823).
Anisonema A.Juss., Euphorb. Gen.: 19 (1824).
Ardinghelia Comm. ex A.Juss., Euphorb. Gen.: 21 (1824).
Geminaria Raf., First Cat. Gard. Transylv. Univ.: 14 (1824).
Menarda Comm. ex A.Juss., Euphorb. Gen.: 23 (1824).
Synexemia Raf., Neogenyton: 2 (1825).
Glochidionopsis Blume, Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind.: 588 (1826).
Scepasma Blume, Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind.: 582 (1826).
Lobocarpus Wight & Arn., Prodr. Fl. Ind. Orient.: 7 (1834).
Maschalanthus Nutt., Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., n.s., 5: 175 (1835), nom. illeg.
Episteira Raf., Sylva Tellur.: 20 (1838).
Genesiphyla Raf., Sylva Tellur.: 92 (1838).
Hexadena Raf., Sylva Tellur.: 92 (1838).
Lomanthes Raf., Sylva Tellur.: 92 (1838).
Moeroris Raf., Sylva Tellur.: 91 (1838).
Nellica Raf., Sylva Tellur.: 92 (1838).
Niruris Raf., Sylva Tellur.: 91 (1838).
Asterandra Klotzsch, Arch. Naturgesch. 7: 200 (1841).
Chlorolepis Nutt., Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., n.s., 7: errata (1841).
Eriococcus Hassk., Tijdschr. Natuurl. Gesch. Physiol. 10: 143 (1843).
Ceramanthus Hassk., Cat. Hort. Bot. Bogor. Alt.: 240 (1844) non Ceramanthus (Kunze) Malme, Ark. Bot. 4(14): 2 (1905), nom. illeg. hom. vide Funastrum E.Fourn., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 6, 14(no. 6): 388. (1882) (Apocynaceae)
Glochisandra Wight, Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. 5(2): 28 (1852).
Macraea Wight, Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. 5(2): 27 (1852) non Macraea Hook. f. 1847, illegitimate homonym, non Lindl. 1828 (Geraniaceae) nor Wight 1852 (Phyllanthaceae) vide Lipochaeta DC., Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 5: 610. (1836) (Asteraceae)
Reidia Wight, Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. 5(2): 27 (1852).
Chorisandra Wight, Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. 6: 13 (1853), nom. illeg.
Dichelactina Hance in W.G.Walpers, Ann. Bot. Syst. 3: 375 (1853).
Staurothyrax Griff., Not. Pl. Asiat. 4: 476 (1854).
Zarcoa Llanos, Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 15: 423 (1857).
Hemicicca Baill., Étude Euphorb.: 645 (1858).
Orbicularia Baill., Étude Euphorb.: 616 (1858).
Oxalistylis Baill., Étude Euphorb.: 628 (1858).
Williamia Baill., Étude Euphorb.: 559 (1858).
Dichrophyllum Klotzsch & Garcke, Monatsber. Königl. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1859: 249 (1859).
Clambus Miers, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 3, 13: 123 (1864).
Leichhardtia F.Muell., Fragm. 10: 67 (1876), nom. illeg. hom. non Leichhardtia T.Steph. ex Gordon, Pinetum, Suppl. 40. (1862) vide Callitris Vent. Dec. Gen. Nov. 10 (1808) (Cupressaceae)
Reverchonia A.Gray, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 16: 107 (1880).
Diasperus L. ex Kuntze, Rev. Gen. Pl. 2: 596 (1891), nom. illeg.
Phyllanthodendron Hemsl., Hooker's Icon. Pl. 26: t. 2563 (1898).
Aporosella Chodat, Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 5: 488 (1905).
Coccoglochidion K.Schum. in K.M.Schumann & C.A.G.Lauterbach, Fl. Schutzgeb. Südsee, Nachtr.: 292 (1905).
Flueggeopsis K.Schum. in K.M.Schumann & C.A.G.Lauterbach, Fl. Schutzgeb. Südsee, Nachtr.: 289 (1905).
Hemiglochidion (Müll.Arg.) K.Schum. in K.M.Schumann & C.A.G.Lauterbach, Fl. Schutzgeb. Südsee, Nachtr.: 289 (1905), nom. superfl.
Nymania K.Schum. in K.M.Schumann & C.A.G.Lauterbach, Fl. Schutzgeb. Südsee, Nachtr.: 291 (1905) non Nymania Lindb., Not. Sallsk. Fauna Fl. Fenn. Forh. 9: 290. (1868) (Meliaceae)
Tetraglochidion K.Schum. in K.M.Schumann & C.A.G.Lauterbach, Fl. Schutzgeb. Südsee, Nachtr.: 291 (1905).
Uranthera Pax & K.Hoffm. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 147, III: 95 (1911).
Dimorphocladium Britton, Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 16: 74 (1920).
Ramsdenia Britton, Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 16: 72 (1920).
Roigia Britton, Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 16: 73 (1920).
Dendrophyllanthus S.Moore, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 45: 395 (1921).
Pseudoglochidion Gamble, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1925: 329 (1925).
Hexaspermum Domin, Biblioth. Bot. 22(89): 315 (1927).
Arachnodes Gagnep., Notul. Syst. (Paris) 14: 32 (1950).
Chorizonema Jean F.Brunel, Gen. Phyllanthus Afr. Intertrop. Madag.: 256 (1987)

Note: Infrageneric circumscription is an emerging science, if an editor wishes to take this on use Bouman et al. (2018).
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Vernacular names
suomi: Laipikat
한국어: 여우주머니속

Phyllanthus is the largest genus in the flowering plant family Phyllanthaceae. Estimates of the number of species in this genus vary widely, from 750[2] to 1200.[3] Phyllanthus has a remarkable diversity of growth forms including annual and perennial herbs, shrubs, climbers, floating aquatics, and pachycaulous succulents. Some have flattened leaflike stems called cladodes. It has a wide variety of floral morphologies and chromosome numbers and has one of the widest range of pollen types of any seed plant genus.

Despite their variety, almost all Phyllanthus species express a specific type of growth called "phyllanthoid branching" in which the vertical stems bear deciduous, floriferous (flower-bearing), plagiotropic (horizontal or oblique) stems. The leaves on the main (vertical) axes are reduced to scales called "cataphylls", while leaves on the other axes develop normally.[4] Phyllanthus is distributed in all tropical and subtropical regions on Earth.

Phyllanthus was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753,[5][6] but the type was not designated.[5]

Species
Main article: List of Phyllanthus species

The circumscription of this genus has been a cause of much confusion and disagreement. Molecular phylogenetic studies have shown that Phyllanthus is paraphyletic over Reverchonia, Glochidion, Sauropus, and Breynia. A recent revision of the family Phyllanthaceae has subsumed all four of these genera into Phyllanthus.[7] This enlarged version of Phyllanthus might eventually be divided into smaller genera,[8][9] including 32 Chinese (and northern Indochinese) species.[10] A complete overhaul of the genus, including a new classification is currently underway, following a recent indepth molecular treatment of major groups included. [11]

Selected species:

Phyllanthus abnormis Baill. – Drummond's leafflower
Phyllanthus acidus (L.) Skeels – Otaheite gooseberry
Phyllanthus acuminatus Vahl – Jamaican gooseberry tree
Phyllanthus amarus Schumacher
Phyllanthus anamalayanus (Gamble) G.L.Webster
Phyllanthus angustifolius (Sw.) Sw.
Phyllanthus arbuscula (Sw.) J.F.Gmel.
Phyllanthus axillaris (Sw.) Müll.Arg.
Phyllanthus brasiliensis (Aubl.) Poir.
Phyllanthus caesiifolius Petra Hoffm. & Cheek
Phyllanthus caroliniensis Walt. – native to the Americas
Phyllanthus cauliflorus (Sw.) Griseb.
Phyllanthus cladanthus Müll.Arg.
Phyllanthus cochinchinensis (Lour.) Spreng.
Phyllanthus coluteoides Baill. ex Müll.Arg.
Phyllanthus cuneifolius (Britt.) Croizat
Phyllanthus debilis Klein ex Willd.
Phyllanthus distichus Hook. & Arn.
Phyllanthus emblica L. – Indian gooseberry, also known as amla or amalaki.
Phyllanthus engleri Pax
Phyllanthus epiphyllanthus L.
Phyllanthus ericoides Torr.
Phyllanthus eximius G.L.Webster & Proctor
Phyllanthus fadyenii Urb.
Phyllanthus fluitans Benth. ex Müll.Arg. – red root floater, sometimes sold in aquarium shops
Phyllanthus fraternus G.L.Webster
Phyllanthus gentryi Webster
Phyllanthus grandifolius L.
Phyllanthus gunnii Hook.f.
Phyllanthus hakgalensis
Phyllanthus hirtellus F.Muell. ex Mull.Arg.
Phyllanthus juglandifolius Willd.
Phyllanthus lacunarius F.Muell.
Phyllanthus latifolius (L.) Sw.
Phyllanthus liebmannianus Muell.Arg.
Phyllanthus maderaspatensis L.
Phyllanthus microcladus Muell.Arg.
Phyllanthus millei Standl.
Phyllanthus mirabilis Müll.Arg. – one of the four succulent species of this genus
Phyllanthus montanus (Sw.) Sw.
Phyllanthus myrtifolius (Wight.) Muell.Arg.
Phyllanthus muellerianus (Kuntze) Exell
Phyllanthus niruri L. – Chanca piedra (Also includes P. amarus and P. debilis)
Phyllanthus nyale Petra Hoffm. & Cheek
Phyllanthus parvifolius Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don
Phyllanthus pavonianus Baill.
Phyllanthus pentaphyllus C.Wright ex Griseb.
Phyllanthus phialanthoides Falcón & J.L.Gómez[12]
Phyllanthus polygonoides Nutt. ex Spreng. – Smartweed leafflower
Phyllanthus polyspermus Shumach. & Thonn. – often misidentified as P. reticulatus[13]
Phyllanthus profusus N.E.Br.
Phyllanthus pulcher Wallich ex Muell.Arg.
Phyllanthus reticulatus Poir. – Asian sp. similar in appearance to P. polyspermus[13]
Phyllanthus revaughanii Coode
Phyllanthus rufuschaneyi Welzen, R.W.Bouman & Ent
Phyllanthus saffordii Merr.
Phyllanthus salviifolius Kunth
Phyllanthus sepialis Müll.Arg.[14]
Phyllanthus societatis Müll.Arg.
Phyllanthus sponiifolius Müll.Arg.
Phyllanthus stipulatus (Raf.) G.L. Webster
Phyllanthus taxodiifolius Beille
Phyllanthus tenellus Roxb.
Phyllanthus urinaria L. – chamberbitter
Phyllanthus virgatus G.Forst.
Phyllanthus warnockii G.L.Webster
Phyllanthus watsonii Airy Shaw
Phyllanthus welwitschianus Müll.Arg.

Fossil record

Two fossil seeds of a Phyllanthus species have been extracted from borehole samples of the Middle Miocene fresh water deposits in Nowy Sacz Basin, West Carpathians, Poland. The seeds are similar to seeds of the fossil species †Phyllanthus triquetra and †Phyllanthus compassica from the Oligocene and Miocene of West Siberia. Phyllanthus fossils are known from several Miocene and Pliocene sites in Poland.[15]

Pollination biology

Phyllanthus are of note in the fields of pollination biology and coevolution because some but not all species in the genus have a specialized mutualism with moths in the genus Epicephala (leafflower moths), in which the moths actively pollinate the flowers. While ensuring that the tree may produce viable seeds, the moths also lay eggs in the flowers' ovaries where their larvae consume a subset of the developing seeds as nourishment.[16][17] Other species of Epicephala are pollinators of certain species of plants in the genera Glochidion[18][19] and Breynia,[20][21] both of which are phylogenetically nested within Phyllanthus.[22]

Research and traditional medicine

Particularly for its content of tannins, P. emblica fruit has a history of use in traditional medicine and is under study for its potential biological properties.[23] Leaves, roots, stem, bark and berries of this genus contain lignans and other phytochemicals.[24][25][26]

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