Biology:Phyllanthus candolleanus

Short description: Species of flowering plant

Phyllanthus candolleanus
Conservation status
Endangered (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Phyllanthaceae
Genus:	Phyllanthus
Species:	P. candolleanus
Binomial name
Phyllanthus candolleanus (Wight & Arn.) Chakrab. & N.P.Balakr. (2009)
Synonyms
Synonymy Diasperus arboreus (Wight) Kuntze (1891) Diasperus neilgerrhensis (Wight) Kuntze (1891) Diasperus perrottetianus (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze (1891) Diasperus pycnocarpus (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze (1891) Glochidion arboreum Wight (1852) Glochidion arboreum var. pauciflorum Hook.f. ex Gamble (1922), pro syn. Glochidion candolleanum (Wight & Arn.) Chakrab. & M.Gangop. (1995) Glochidion neilgherrense Wight (1852) Glochidion pachycarpum Alston (1928) Glochidion pauciflorum Gamble (1922) Glochidion perrottetianum Bedd. (1873) Glochidion pycnocarpum (Müll.Arg.) Bedd. (1873) Glochidion pycnocarpum var. ellipticum Hook.f. (1887) Glochidion sisparense Gamble (1925) Lobocarpus candolleanus Wight & Arn. (1834) (basionym) Phyllanthus arboreus (Wight) Müll.Arg. (1865) Phyllanthus neilgherrensis (Wight) Müll.Arg. (1865) Phyllanthus pachycarpus (Alston) Chakrab. & N.P.Balakr. (2009) Phyllanthus perrottetianus Müll.Arg. (1865) Phyllanthus pycnocarpus Müll.Arg. (1865)

Phyllanthus candolleanus is a species of flowering plant in the family Phyllanthaceae. It is a tree native to Sri Lanka and southern India (Karnataka and Tamil Nadu).

The species was first described as Lobocarpus candolleanus in 1834. In 2007 it was moved to genus Phyllanthus as P. candolleanus. It is known by various synonyms, including Glochidion pauciflorum and Glochidion sisparense.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q92745077 entry