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Poranthereae
Poranthereae is a tribe in the plant family Phyllanthaceae. It is one of ten tribes in the family, and one of four tribes in the subfamily Phyllanthoideae. Poranthereae comprises about 111 species, distributed into eight genera. The largest genera and the number of species in each are ''Actephila'' (31), ''Meineckia'' (30), and ''Andrachne'' (22). The tribe consists of herbs, shrubs, and small to medium trees. They have a cosmopolitan distribution, occurring on all continents, except Antarctica. The circumscription and classification of Poranthereae were substantially revised following phylogenetic analysis of DNA sequences from members of the family Phyllanthaceae. Within Poranthereae, groups of related genera are strongly correlated with habitat and geographical distribution. For example, ''Notoleptopus'', ''Pseudophyllanthus'', and ''Poranthera'' are restricted to the Old World Southern Hemisphere. Description Monoecious, sometimes dioecious herbs, shrubs, or trees to 6m ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phyllanthoideae
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] |
Meineckia
''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 *'' Me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
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] |
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] |
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] |
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 Phyllanthaceae described by Linnaeus in 1753. It 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 monoecious herbs or subshrubs, native to semideserts and desert margins of the Americas, 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 Vegetabile (see ''External links'' below). Actually, the etymology of the genus name corresponds to the Ancient Greek word (), meaning either "common purslane" (''Portulaca oleracea'') ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 words, ''akte'', "the seashore", and ''philos'', "loving". It refers to a coastal habitat.Umberto Quattrocchi. 2000. ''CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names'' volume I. CRC Press: Boca Raton; New York; Washington,DC;, USA. London, UK. (vol. I). (see ''External links'' below). ''Actephila'' consists of monoecious trees, shrubs, and subshrubs. The genus is not well understood and is in much need of revision. It is native to Southeast Asia, China, the Himalayas, Papuasia and northern Australia. ;Species ;Formerly included moved to other genera: ''Cleidion Excoecaria Pentabrachion Phyllanthus ''Phyllanthus'' is the largest genus in the plant family Phyllanthaceae. Estimates of the number of species in this genus vary widely, fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Notoleptopus
''Notoleptopus'' is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Phyllanthaceae. It is one of eight genera in the tribe Poranthereae. The sole species is ''Notoleptopus decaisnei''. It is a monoecious shrub, native to Australia, New Guinea, and Indonesia. ''Notoleptopus decaisnei'' had long been treated as a species of ''Leptopus'', but in 2007, a molecular phylogenetic study of DNA sequences found it to be sister to a clade consisting of ''Pseudophyllanthus'' and ''Poranthera''. In 2008, the new genus ''Notoleptopus'' was created for it. The species, ''N. decaisnei'', has eleven synonyms, and was first described as ''Andrachne decaisnei'' by George Bentham in 1873. The species epithet honours Joseph Decaisne. * ''Andrachne decaisnei'' Benth. * ''Andrachne decaisnei'' var. ''orbicularis'' Benth. * ''Andrachne fruticosa'' Decne. ex Müll.Arg. * ''Andrachne fruticosa'' var. ''orbicularis'' (Benth.) Pax & K.Hoffm. * ''Andrachne orbicularis'' (Benth.) Domin * ''Arachne decais ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phylogenetic
In biology, phylogenetics (; from Greek φυλή/ φῦλον [] "tribe, clan, race", and wikt:γενετικός, γενετικός [] "origin, source, birth") is the study of the evolutionary history and relationships among or within groups of organisms. These relationships are determined by Computational phylogenetics, phylogenetic inference methods that focus on observed heritable traits, such as DNA sequences, protein amino acid sequences, or morphology. The result of such an analysis is a phylogenetic tree—a diagram containing a hypothesis of relationships that reflects the evolutionary history of a group of organisms. The tips of a phylogenetic tree can be living taxa or fossils, and represent the "end" or the present time in an evolutionary lineage. A phylogenetic diagram can be rooted or unrooted. A rooted tree diagram indicates the hypothetical common ancestor of the tree. An unrooted tree diagram (a network) makes no assumption about the ancestral line, and does ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
