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Phyllanthus obliquus

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Phyllanthus obliquus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Phyllanthaceae
Genus: Phyllanthus
Species:
P. obliquus
Binomial name
Phyllanthus obliquus
Varieties[2]
  • Phyllanthus obliquus var. mollis Müll.Arg.
  • Phyllanthus obliquus var. obliquus
Synonyms[2][3][4]
Synonymy
    • Agyneia obliqua Willd.
    • Bradleia obliqua (Willd.) Spreng.
    • Diasperus obliquus (Willd.) Kuntze
    • Glochidion obliquum (Willd.) Decne.

    synonyms of var. mollis:

    • Bradleia arborescens (Blume) Steud.
    • Diasperus arborescens (Blume) Kuntze
    • Diasperus sclerophyllus (Hook.f.) Kuntze
    • Diasperus silheticus (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze
    • Diasperus teysmannii (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze
    • Glochidion arborescens Blume in Bijdr.
    • Glochidion bancanum Miq.
    • Glochidion sclerophyllum Hook.f.
    • Glochidion silheticum (Müll.Arg.) Croizat
    • Glochidion zeylanicum var. arborescens (Blume) Chakrab. & M.Gangop.
    • Phyllanthus arborescens (Blume) Müll.Arg.
    • Phyllanthus silheticus Müll.Arg.
    • Phyllanthus teysmannii Müll.Arg.
    • Phyllanthus zeylanicus var. arborescens (Blume) Chakrab. & N.P.Balakr.

    synonyms of var. obliquus:

    • Agyneia flexuosa B.Heyne ex Benth., nom. nud.
    • Bradleia nitida Roxb.
    • Bradleia timoriensis Steud.
    • Bradleia zeylanica Gaertn.
    • Diasperus brunneus (Hook.f.) Kuntze
    • Diasperus hongkongensis (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze
    • Diasperus nitidus (Roxb.) Kuntze
    • Diasperus perakensis (Hook.f.) Kuntze
    • Diasperus zeylanicus (Gaertn.) Kuntze
    • Glochidion brunneum Hook.f.
    • Glochidion brunneum subsp. andamanicum N.P.Balakr. & Chakr.
    • Glochidion canaranum (Müll.Arg.) Bedd.
    • Glochidion ferdinandi var. supra-axillare (Benth.) F.M.Bailey
    • Glochidion glaberrimum Ridl.
    • Glochidion hongkongense Müll.Arg.
    • Glochidion lanceolatum var. liukiuense (Hayata) Hurus.
    • Glochidion littorale Benth., nom. illeg. homonym. post.
    • Glochidion liukiuense Hayata
    • Glochidion nitidum (Roxb.) Voigt
    • Glochidion pedunculatum Merr.
    • Glochidion perakense Hook.f.
    • Glochidion perakense var. supra-axillare (Benth.) Airy Shaw
    • Glochidion sumatranum Miq.
    • Glochidion supra-axillare (Benth.) Domin
    • Glochidion zeylanicum (Gaertn.) A.Juss.
    • Glochidion zeylanicum var. malayanum J.J.Sm.
    • Glochidion zeylanicum var. nitidum (Roxb.) Haines
    • Phyllanthus canaranus Müll.Arg.
    • Phyllanthus ferdinandi var. supra-axillaris Benth.
    • Phyllanthus gaertneri T.Kuros.
    • Phyllanthus hongkongensis (Müll.Arg.) Müll.Arg.
    • Phyllanthus nitidus (Roxb.) Reinw. ex Blume
    • Phyllanthus zeylanicus (Gaertn.) Müll.Arg.

Phyllanthus obliquus 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.[2]

The species was first described as Agyneia obliqua by Carl Ludwig Willdenow in 1805. In 1865 Johannes Müller Argoviensis placed it in genus Phyllanthus as Phyllanthus obliquus.[2]

The species has a wide distribution and a large population. The IUCN assesses its conservation status (under the synonym Glochidion zeylanicum) as least concern.[1]

Varieties

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Two varieties are accepted.[2]

  • Phyllanthus obliquus var. mollis Müll.Arg.[3]
  • Phyllanthus obliquus var. obliquus

References

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  1. 1 2 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. 1 2 3 4 5 "Phyllanthus obliquus (Willd.) Müll.Arg". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  3. 1 2 "Phyllanthus obliquus var. mollis Müll.Arg". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  4. ↑ "Phyllanthus obliquus var. obliquus". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 3 August 2026.