Phyllanthus obliquus
Appearance
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Phyllanthaceae |
| Genus: | Phyllanthus |
| Species: | P. obliquus |
| Binomial name | |
| Phyllanthus obliquus | |
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| Synonyms[2][3][4] | |
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Synonymy
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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
[edit]Two varieties are accepted.[2]
- Phyllanthus obliquus var. mollis Müll.Arg.[3]
- Phyllanthus obliquus var. obliquus
References
[edit]- 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.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Phyllanthus obliquus (Willd.) Müll.Arg". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
- 1 2 "Phyllanthus obliquus var. mollis Müll.Arg". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
- ↑ "Phyllanthus obliquus var. obliquus". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
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Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Phyllanthus
- Flora of the Indian subcontinent
- Flora of Indo-China
- Flora of Japan
- Flora of South-Central China
- Flora of Southeast China
- Flora of Malesia
- Flora of Papuasia
- Flora of the Northern Territory
- Flora of Queensland
- Flora of Taiwan
- Flora of Vanuatu
- Plants described in 1805
- Taxa named by Carl Ludwig Willdenow
- Phyllanthaceae stubs