Biology:Actephila
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Short description: Genus of flowering plants
| Actephila | |
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| Herbarium specimen of Actephila excelsa v. javanica | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Phyllanthaceae |
| Subfamily: | Phyllanthoideae |
| Tribe: | Poranthereae |
| Genus: | Actephila Blume |
| Type species | |
| Actephila javanica | |
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Actephila is a genus of plants in the family Phyllanthaceae, first described as a genus in 1826. It is one of 8 genera in the tribe Poranthereae, and is most closely related to Leptopus. The name of the genus is derived from two Greek words, akte, "the seashore", and philos, "loving". It refers to a coastal habitat.[2]
Actephila consists of monoecious trees, shrubs, and subshrubs. The genus is not well understood and is in much need of revision.[3] It is native to Southeast Asia, China , the Himalayas, Papuasia and northern Australia .[1][4]
- Species[1]
- Formerly included[1]
moved to other genera: Cleidion Excoecaria Pentabrachion Phyllanthus
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Umberto Quattrocchi. 2000. CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names volume I. CRC Press: Boca Raton; New York; Washington, DC, USA. London, UK. ISBN:978-0-8493-2675-2 (vol. I). (see External links below).
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedvorontsova2008 - ↑ Flora of China Vol. 11 Page 168 喜光花属 xi guang hua shu Actephila Blume, Bijdr. 581. 1826.
External links
- Actephila At:ING At: References At: NMNH Department of Botany At: Research and Collections At: Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
- CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names: A-C At: Botany & Plant Science At: Life Science At: CRC Press
Wikidata ☰ Q4676789 entry
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