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Phyllanthaceae Genera
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] |
Maastrichtian
The Maastrichtian ( ) is, in the International Commission on Stratigraphy (ICS) geologic timescale, the latest age (geology), age (uppermost stage (stratigraphy), stage) of the Late Cretaceous epoch (geology), Epoch or Upper Cretaceous series (stratigraphy), Series, the Cretaceous geologic period, Period or system (stratigraphy), System, and of the Mesozoic geologic era, Era or Erathem. It spanned the interval from . The Maastrichtian was preceded by the Campanian and succeeded by the Danian (part of the Paleogene and Paleocene). It is named after the city of Maastricht, the capital and largest city of the Limburg (Netherlands), Limburg province in the Netherlands. The Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event (formerly known as the Cretaceous–Tertiary period, Tertiary extinction event) occurred at the end of this age. In this extinction event, mass extinction, many commonly recognized groups such as non-avian dinosaurs, plesiosaurs and mosasaurs, as well as many other lesser-kn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial species name for each species within the genus. :E.g. ''Panthera leo'' (lion) and ''Panthera onca'' (jaguar) are two species within the genus ''Panthera''. ''Panthera'' is a genus within the family Felidae. The composition of a genus is determined by taxonomy (biology), taxonomists. The standards for genus classification are not strictly codified, so different authorities often produce different classifications for genera. There are some general practices used, however, including the idea that a newly defined genus should fulfill these three criteria to be descriptively useful: # monophyly – all descendants of an ancestral taxon are grouped together (i.e. Phylogeneti ... [...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 *'' Mei ... [...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 Poranthereae.Maria S. Vorontsova and Petra Hoffmann. 2008. "A phylogenetic classification of tribe Poranthereae (Phyllanthaceae)." ''Kew Bulletin'' 63(1):41-59. Its closest relative [...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 A sister is a woman or a girl who shares parents or a parent with another individual; a female sibling. The male counterpart is a brother. Although the term typically refers to a familial relationship, it is sometimes used endearingly to ref ... to a clade consisting of '' Leptopus'' and '' Actephila''.Maria S. Vorontsova, Petra Hoffmann, Olivier Maurin, and M ... [...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 A nucleic acid sequence is a succession of bases within the nucleotides forming alleles within a DNA (using GACT) or RNA (GACU) molecule. This succession is denoted by a series of a set of five different letters that indicate the order of the nu ...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. Vorontso ... [...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 (province), Maluku. The plants are monoecious Herbaceous plant, herbs and shrubs with Simple leaf, simple, entire leaf, 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 Vorontsova (botanist), Maria S. Vorontsova and Petra Hoffmann. 2008. "A phylogenetic classification of tribe Poranthereae (Phyllanthaceae)." ''Kew Bulletin'' 63(1):41-59. It is the sister taxon, sister of ''Actephila''. The type species is ''Leptopus cordifolius''.''Leptopus'' In: Index Nominum Genericorum. In: Regnum Vegetabile (see ''External links'' below). The Botanical name, name is derived from two Greek language, Greek words, ... [...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 de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Savia (plant)
''Savia'' is a genus of the family Phyllanthaceae first described as a genus in 1806. It is native to the West Indies, the Florida Keys, Mexico, Venezuela, Brazil, and Paraguay.Martínez Gordillo, M., J. J. Ramírez, R. C. Durán, E. J. Arriaga, R. García, A. Cervantes & R. M. Hernández. 2002. Los géneros de la familia Euphorbiaceae en México. Anales Inst. Biol. Univ. Nac. Autón. México, Bot. 73(2): 155–281. ;species # '' Savia dictyocarpa'' Müll.Arg. - Paraguay, S Brazil # '' Savia sessiliflora'' (Sw.) Willd. - Mexico (Nayarit + Tamaulipas to Quintana Roo), West Indies (Greater Antilles, Leeward Is), Venezuela ;formerly included moved to other genera: '' Actephila Gonatogyne Heterosavia Phyllanthopsis 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 ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heterosavia
''Heterosavia'' is a genus of the family (biology), 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 circumscription (taxonomy), circumscribed by Ignaz Urban and Petra Hoffmann in Brittonia (journal), Brittonia 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 Plants of the World Online; # ''Heterosavia bahamensis'' (Britton) Petra Hoffm. - Monroe County, Florida, Monroe County in Florida,Biota of North America Program, 2013 county distribution map Bahamas, Cuba, Jamaica, Cayman Islands, Turks & Caicos, islands of southwest Caribbean # ''Heterosavia erythroxyloides'' (Griseb.) Petra Hoffm. - Cuba, Hispaniola # ''Heterosavia laurifolia' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
