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Phyllanthaceae
Phyllanthaceae is a family of flowering plants in the eudicot order Malpighiales. It is most closely related to the family Picrodendraceae.Kenneth J. Wurdack and Charles C. Davis. 2009. "Malpighiales phylogenetics: Gaining ground on one of the most recalcitrant clades in the angiosperm tree of life." ''American Journal of Botany'' 96(8):1551-1570. (see ''External links'' below) The Phyllanthaceae are most numerous in the tropics, with many in the south temperate zone, and a few ranging as far north as the middle of the north temperate zone.Petra Hoffman. 2007. "Phyllanthaceae" pages 250-252. In: Vernon H. Heywood, Richard K. Brummitt, Ole Seberg, and Alastair Culham. ''Flowering Plant Families of the World.'' Firefly Books: Ontario, Canada. . Some species of ''Andrachne'', '' Antidesma'', ''Margaritaria'', and ''Phyllanthus'' are in cultivation.Anthony J. Huxley, Mark Griffiths, and Margot Levy (editors). 1992. ''The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening.'' T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phyllanthus
''Phyllanthus'' is the largest genus in the plant family Phyllanthaceae. Estimates of the number of species in this genus vary widely, from 750David J. Mabberley. 2008. ''Mabberley's Plant-Book.'' third edition (2008). Cambridge University Press. to 1200. ''Phyllanthus'' has a remarkable diversity of growth forms including annual and perennial herbs, shrubs, climbers, floating aquatics, and pachycaulous succulents. Some have flattened leaflike stems called cladodes. It has a wide variety of floral morphologies and chromosome numbers and has one of the widest range of pollen types of any seed plant genus. Despite their variety, almost all ''Phyllanthus'' species express a specific type of growth called "phyllanthoid branching" in which the vertical stems bear deciduous, floriferous (flower-bearing), plagiotropic (horizontal or oblique) stems. The leaves on the main (vertical) axes are reduced to scales called " cataphylls", while leaves on the other axes develop norm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leptopus
''Leptopus'', the maidenbushes, are a genus of plants in the family Phyllanthaceae native to southern Asia from the Caucasus east to China and Maluku. The plants are monoecious herbs and shrubs with simple, entire leaves and small, green flowers. ''Leptopus'' is one of eight genera in the tribe PoranthereaePetra Hoffmann, Hashendra S. Kathriarachchi, and Kenneth J. Wurdack. 2006. "A Phylogenetic Classification of Phyllanthaceae." ''Kew Bulletin'' 61(1):37-53. and comprises 9 species. Maria S. Vorontsova and Petra Hoffmann. 2008. "A phylogenetic classification of tribe Poranthereae (Phyllanthaceae)." ''Kew Bulletin'' 63(1):41-59. It is the sister of ''Actephila''. The type species is '' Leptopus cordifolius''.''Leptopus'' In: Index Nominum Genericorum. In: Regnum Vegetabile (see ''External links'' below). The name is derived from two Greek words, ''leptos'', "thin, slender, or small", and ''pous'', "foot", a reference to slender pedicels.Umberto Quattrocchi. 2000. ''CRC Wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heterosavia
''Heterosavia'' is a genus of the family of Phyllanthaceae first described as a genus in 2008. It is native to the Caribbean and southern Florida. It is found in Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Florida, Haiti, Jamaica, southwest Caribbean and Turks-Caicos Islands. The genus was circumscribed by Ignaz Urban and Petra Hoffmann in Brittonia ''Brittonia'' is a quarterly, peer-reviewed botanical journal, publishing articles on plants, fungi, algae, and lichens. Published since 1931, it is named after the botanist Nathaniel Lord Britton. Since 2007, the journal has been published by Spr ... vol.60 on page 152 in 2008. The genus name of ''Heterosavia'' is in honour of Gaetano Savi (1769–1844), who was an Italian naturalist, botanist and mycologist. Species As accepted by PlantsofWorldOnline; # '' Heterosavia bahamensis'' (Britton) Petra Hoffm. - Monroe County in Florida,Biota of North America Program, 2013 county distribution map Bahamas, Cuba, Jamaica, Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uapaca
''Uapaca'' is a genus of plant, in the family Phyllanthaceae first described as a genus in 1858. It is the only genus comprised in the tribe Uapaceae. The genus is native to Africa and Madagascar. ''Uapaca'' is dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants. ;species ;formerly included moved ''Drypetes ''Drypetes'' is a plant genus of the family Putranjivaceae, in the order Malpighiales. It was previously in the family Euphorbiaceae, tribe Drypeteae, and was the sole pantropical zoochorous genus of the family. The genus comprises about 200 s ...'' *''Uapaca griffithii - Drypetes riseleyi'' References Flora of Africa Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthaceae genera Taxa named by Henri Ernest Baillon Dioecious plants {{Phyllanthaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pseudophyllanthus
''Pseudophyllanthus'' is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Phyllanthaceae. It is one of the eight genera in the tribe Poranthereae. Its closest relative is ''Poranthera''. Its sole species is ''Pseudophyllanthus ovalis''. It is a dioecious, or rarely monoecious, shrub or small tree, native to southern Africa. It had been included in the genus ''Andrachne'', but in 2007 a molecular phylogenetic study of DNA sequence DNA sequencing is the process of determining the nucleic acid sequence – the order of nucleotides in DNA. It includes any method or technology that is used to determine the order of the four bases: adenine, guanine, cytosine, and thymine. T ...s showed that it did not belong there.Maria S. Vorontsova, Petra Hoffmann, Olivier Maurin, and Mark W. Chase. 2007. "Phylogenetics of tribe Poranthereae (Phyllanthaceae)." ''American Journal of Botany'' 94(12):2026-2040. In 2008, the new genus ''Pseudophyllanthus'' was created for it.Maria S. Vorontsova ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oreoporanthera
''Poranthera'' is a genus of flowering plant belonging to the family Phyllanthaceae first described as a genus in 1811.Rudge, Edward. 1811. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 10: 302-303 in Latin It is one of eight genera in the .Maria S. Vorontsova and Petra Hoffmann. 2008. "A phylogenetic classification of tribe Poranthereae (Phyllanthaceae)." ''Kew Bulletin'' 63(1):41-59. Its [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phyllanthopsis
''Phyllanthopsis'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Phyllanthaceae. It is one of the eight genera in the tribe Poranthereae. It has two species. The type species is '' Phyllanthopsis phyllanthoides''. ''Phyllanthopsis'' is native to Texas, Oklahoma and Mexico. It consists of monoecious or dioecious shrubs. ''Phyllanthopsis phyllanthoides'' had been placed in ''Leptopus'' or '' Andrachne'' and '' Phyllanthopsis arida'' had been placed in ''Andrachne''. In 2007, a molecular phylogenetic study showed that these two species did not belong in either of these genera because they formed a clade that is sister to a clade consisting of ''Leptopus'' and ''Actephila ''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 ...''.Maria S. Vorontsova, Petra Hoffmann, Olivier Maurin, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrachne
''Andrachne'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family (biology), family Phyllanthaceae described by Linnaeus in 1753. It is one of eight genera in the Tribe (biology), tribe Poranthereae.Maria Vorontsova (botanist), Maria S. Vorontsova and Petra Hoffmann. 2008. "A phylogenetic classification of tribe Poranthereae (Phyllanthaceae)." ''Kew Bulletin'' 63(1):41-59. They are Plant sexuality, monoecious Herbaceous plant, herbs or subshrubs, Indigenous (ecology), native to Semi-arid climate, semideserts and desert margins of the Americas, Southern Europe#Phytogeographical definition, southern Europe, North Africa, and South Asia. Linnaeus took the name from Theophrastus, but it is not clear to which plant Theophrastus applied the name.Umberto Quattrocchi. 2000. ''CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names'' volume I, page 135. CRC Press: Boca Raton; New York; Washington, DC;, USA. London, UK. (vol. I) (see ''External links'' below).''Andrachne'' In: Index Nominum Genericorum. In: Regnum V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margaritaria
''Margaritaria'' is a plant genus of the family Phyllanthaceae first published as a genus in 1782. It is the smallest pantropical genus of the Phyllanthaceae and, formerly, of the Euphorbiaceae Euphorbiaceae, the spurge family, is a large family of flowering plants. In English, they are also commonly called euphorbias, which is also the name of a genus in the family. Most spurges, such as '' Euphorbia paralias'', are herbs, but some, ..., widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions of Asia, Africa, Australia, North and South America, and various oceanic islands.Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1-4: 1-1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ;Species References Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthaceae genera Pantropical flora Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus the Younger {{Phyllanthaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poranthera
''Poranthera'' is a genus of flowering plant belonging to the family Phyllanthaceae first described as a genus in 1811.Rudge, Edward. 1811. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 10: 302-303 in Latin It is one of eight genera in the .Maria S. Vorontsova and Petra Hoffmann. 2008. "A phylogenetic classification of tribe Poranthereae (Phyllanthaceae)." ''Kew Bulletin'' 63(1):41-59. Its [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zimmermannia
''Meineckia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Phyllanthaceae first described as a genus in 1858. ''Meineckia'' is one of eight genera in the tribe Poranthereae.Maria S. Vorontsova and Petra Hoffmann. 2008. "A phylogenetic classification of tribe Poranthereae (Phyllanthaceae)." ''Kew Bulletin'' 63(1):41-59. They are native to the Americas, South Asia, Africa, and Madagascar. The genus is particularly well represented in Madagascar. Species of ''Meineckia'' may be monoecious or dioecious. They are trees or shrubs, or rarely, they are subherbaceous. ;Species *'' Meineckia acuminata'' – Morogoro *'' Meineckia baronii'' – NW Madagascar *''Meineckia bartlettii'' – Jalisco, Chiapas, Belize, Honduras *''Meineckia calycina'' – Anamalai Hills *''Meineckia capillipes'' – Guatemala, Honduras *''Meineckia cerebroides'' – SE Madagascar *'' Meineckia decaryi'' – Madagascar *'' Meineckia filipes'' – Socotra *'' Meineckia fruticans'' – Kenya, Tanzania *'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zimmermanniopsis
''Meineckia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Phyllanthaceae first described as a genus in 1858. ''Meineckia'' is one of eight genera in the tribe Poranthereae.Maria S. Vorontsova and Petra Hoffmann. 2008. "A phylogenetic classification of tribe Poranthereae (Phyllanthaceae)." ''Kew Bulletin'' 63(1):41-59. They are native to the Americas, South Asia, Africa, and Madagascar. The genus is particularly well represented in Madagascar. Species of ''Meineckia'' may be monoecious or dioecious. They are trees or shrubs, or rarely, they are subherbaceous. ;Species *'' Meineckia acuminata'' – Morogoro *'' Meineckia baronii'' – NW Madagascar *'' Meineckia bartlettii'' – Jalisco, Chiapas, Belize, Honduras *'' Meineckia calycina'' – Anamalai Hills *''Meineckia capillipes'' – Guatemala, Honduras *''Meineckia cerebroides'' – SE Madagascar *''Meineckia decaryi'' – Madagascar *'' Meineckia filipes'' – Socotra *'' Meineckia fruticans'' – Kenya, Tanzania *'' Meinec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
