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Glochidion zeylanicum

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Species of flowering plant

Glochidion zeylanicum
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Phyllanthaceae
Genus: Glochidion
Species: G. zeylanicum
Binomial name
Glochidion zeylanicum
(Gaertn.) A.Juss. (1824)
Varieties
Synonyms
  • Bradleia zeylanica Gaertn. (1791)
  • Diasperus zeylanicus (Gaertn.) Kuntze (1891)
  • Phyllanthus gaertneri T.Kuros. (2016)
  • Phyllanthus zeylanicus (Gaertn.) Müll.Arg. (1866), nom. illeg.

Glochidion zeylanicum is a species of flowering plant in the family Phyllanthaceae. It is a shrub or tree which ranges from the Indian subcontinent through Indochina, southern China, Taiwan, Japan, Malesia, and Papuasia to northern Australia and Vanuatu.

The species was first described as Diasperus zeylanicus by Joseph Gaertner in 1791. In 1824 Adrien-Henri de Jussieu placed it in genus Glochidion as Glochidion zeylanicum.

The species has a wide distribution and a large population. The IUCN assesses its conservation status as least concern.

Varieties

Five varieties are accepted.

References

  1. ^ Ye, J., Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) & IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group. 2019. Glochidion zeylanicum. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T147646560A147646562. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T147646560A147646562.en. Accessed 27 June 2024.
  2. ^ Glochidion zeylanicum (Gaertn.) A.Juss. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
Taxon identifiers
Glochidion zeylanicum


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