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Phyllanthus L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus] 2: 981. 1753 [1 Mai 1753] ; Gen. Pl. ed. 5, 422. 1754  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000029389.

Literature

Synonyms of Phyllanthus

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Agyneia L. Mant. Pl. 2: 161 (1771) wfo-4000001008
Bradleia Banks ex Gaertn. Fruct. Sem. Pl. 2: 127 (1791) wfo-4000005301
Cathetus Lour. Fl. Cochinch. : 607 (1790) wfo-4000007009
Cicca L. Mant. Pl. 1: 124 (1767) wfo-4000008297
Clambus Miers Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. , ser. 3, 13: 123 (1864) wfo-4000008458
Diasperus L. ex Kuntze Rev. Gen. Pl. 2: 596 (1891) wfo-4000011342
Emblica Gaertn. Fruct. Sem. Pl. 2: 122 (1790) wfo-4000013298
Eriococcus Hassk. Tijdschr. Natuurl. Gesch. Physiol. 10: 143 (1843) wfo-4000013825
Gynoon A.Juss. Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. 10: 335 (1823) wfo-4000016586
Leichhardtia F.Muell. Fragm. 10: 67 (1876) wfo-4000020905
Scepasma Blume Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. : 582 (1826) wfo-4000034267
Synexemia Raf. Neogenyton : 2 (1825) wfo-4000037299
Xylophylla L. Mant. Pl. 2: 147 (1771) wfo-4000041027
Ardinghelia Comm. ex A.Juss. Euphorb. Gen. 21 (1824). [21 Feb 1824] wfo-4000043799
Cycca Batsch Tab. 168 (1802). wfo-4000043816
Niruri Adans. Fam. Pl. (Adanson) 2: 356. 1763 wfo-4000043834
Staurothyrax Griff. Not. Pl. Asiat. 4: 476. 1854; Icon. Pl. Asiat. t. 584, f. 6. 1854. wfo-4000043840
Tephranthus Neck. Elem. Bot. (Necker) 2: 235. 1790 ; nom. invalid. Published in opera utiq. oppr. See ICBN (2006), App. VI: 483 wfo-4000043841
Chlorolepis Nutt. Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. , n.s., 7: errata (1841) wfo-4000045195
Maschalanthus Nutt. Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. , n.s., 5: 175 (1835) wfo-4001303508

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Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link

Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Phyllanthus:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phyllanthus amarus subsp. sanyaensis P.T.Li & Y.T.Zhu J. S. China Agric. Univ. 17(3): 118 (1996). wfo-0001369256
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phyllanthus calycinus var. calycinus Labill. Prodromus 15(2.2) 1866 wfo-0001401705
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phyllanthus calycinus var. cygnorum (Endl.) Domin - = M?moires de la Soci?t? Royale des Sciences de Boh?me. Prague] 1921-2, 2 (1923) 60. wfo-0001401710
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phyllanthus calycinus var. typicus Domin - = M?moires de la Soci?t? Royale des Sciences de Boh?me. Prague] 1921-2, 2 (1923) 60. wfo-0001401762
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phyllanthus chamaecerasus f. vieillardii (Baill.) M.Schmid Fl. Nouv.-Calédonie & Dépend. 17: 129. 1991 wfo-0001326677
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phyllanthus cholorophaeus Baill. – wfo-0001349838
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phyllanthus cyclanthera var. genuinus Müll.Arg. Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 15(2.2): 408. 1866 [late Aug 1866] wfo-0001395677
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phyllanthus cygnorum var. cygnorum Endl. Prodromus 15(2.2) 1866 wfo-0001392883
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phyllanthus diversifolius var. brevistylus (Chakrab. & M.Gangop.) Chakrab. & N.P.Balakr. J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 33(3): 713. 2009 [20 Nov 2009] wfo-0001384166
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phyllanthus ferdinandi Mull.Arg. Flora oder Allgemeine Botanische Zeitung 48 1865 wfo-0001350615
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phyllanthus fuernrohrii var. fuernrohrii F.Muell. Prodromus 15(2.2) 1866 wfo-0001392913
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phyllanthus fuscoluridus subsp. villosus Leandri Notul. Syst. (Paris) 6: 196. 1938 wfo-0001362055
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phyllanthus gunnii var. gunnii Hook.f. Linnaea 32 1863 wfo-0001392926
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phyllanthus hirtellus var. hirtellus Mull.Arg. Linnaea 32 1863 wfo-0001392937
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phyllanthus humilis Pax Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 10: 34 (1888) wfo-0000271190
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phyllanthus lacunarius var. lacunarius F.Muell. Vict. Naturalist 65 1948 wfo-0001392972
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phyllanthus lathyroides f. oblongatus Müll.Arg. – wfo-0001324205
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phyllanthus linearis Griseb. – wfo-0001348977
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phyllanthus madagascariensis var. kalambatitrensis Leandri Fl. Madagasc. Fam. 111: 82. 1958 wfo-0001400383
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phyllanthus meghalayensis var. meghalayensis – Unknown wfo-0001427274
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phyllanthus microcladus var. microcladus Mull.Arg. Linnaea 34 1865 [Mar 1865] wfo-0001393000
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phyllanthus minutiflorus var. minutiflorus Mull.Arg. Flora Australiensis 6 1873 wfo-0001393014
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phyllanthus pachycarpus (Alston) Chakrab. & N.P.Balakr. J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 33(3): 714. 2009 [20 Nov 2009] wfo-0001333084
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phyllanthus pinaiensis S.L.Welsh Fl. Societensis 112 (1998), nom. nov. wfo-0001348575
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phyllanthus preissianus var. preissianus Klotzsch Linnaea 32 1863 wfo-0001393043
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phyllanthus rhamnifolius Chakrab. & N.P.Balakr. J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 33(3): 715. 2009 [20 Nov 2009] wfo-0001333110
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phyllanthus rigentum Mull.Arg. Flora oder Allgemeine Botanische Zeitung 47 1864 in obs. wfo-0001350782
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phyllanthus rigidus B.D.Jacks. Index Kew. 2 1894 [27 Oct 1894] wfo-0001350784
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phyllanthus scaber var. scaber Klotzsch Prodromus 15(2.2) 1866 wfo-0001393064
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phyllanthus scoparius Müll.Arg. Fl. Bras. 11(2): 74 (1873) wfo-0000272065
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phyllanthus simplex var. simplex Retz. Prodromus 15(2.2) 1866 wfo-0001393077
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phyllanthus thymoides var. glabratus Benth. Flora Australiensis 6 1873 wfo-0001393095
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phyllanthus thymoides var. thymoides (Mull.Arg.) Mull.Arg. Prodromus 15(2.2) 1866 wfo-0001393113
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phyllanthus tui Thin Euphorb. Vietnam 48. 1996 [1995 publ. 1996] wfo-0001357597
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phyllanthus udamii W.Fitzg. Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Western Australia 3 1918 wfo-0001350863
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phyllanthus ueerdinandi W.Fitzg. Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Western Australia 3 1918 wfo-0001350864
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phyllanthus vasukiae Parthipan, A.Rajendran, Arumugas., Jemimma & Thirumaran Int. J. Advanced Res. 5(3): 2056, figs. 1-2. 2017 [March 2017] (as vasukii) (epublished) wfo-0001330801
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phyllanthus zeylanicus var. arunachalensis (Chakrab. & M.Gangop.) Chakrab. & N.P.Balakr. J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 33(3): 714. 2009 [20 Nov 2009] wfo-0001384173
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phyllanthus zeylanicus var. paucicarpus (Chakrab. & N.P.Balakr.) Chakrab. & N.P.Balakr. J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 33(3): 714. 2009 [20 Nov 2009] wfo-0001384174