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List of Phyllanthaceae genera

List of Phyllanthaceae genera is a biology topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand List of Phyllanthaceae genera rather than just read about it. In short: Below is the full taxonomy of the family Phyllanthaceae. Its circumscription is nearly coincident to that of ex-subfamily Phyllanthoideae of the Euphorbiaceae, where this family was split from.

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Below is the full taxonomy of the family Phyllanthaceae. Its circumscription is nearly coincident to that of ex-subfamily Phyllanthoideae of the Euphorbiaceae, where this family was split from. The exceptions are that the ex-tribe Drypeteae has become family Putranjivaceae, and the genus Centroplacus, which previously constituted tribe Centroplaceae, is now part of the Pandaceae.

Tribe Amanoeae There are 2 genera:

Amanoa (also called Micropetalum) Pentabrachion

Tribe Antidesmateae There are 5 subtribes and 19 genera: Subtribe Antidesminae:

Antidesma (also Bestram, Coulejia, Minutalia, Rhytis, Rubina, Stilago) Celianella Hieronyma (also Hieronima, Hyeronima, Stilaginella) Leptonema Thecacoris (also Baccaureopsis, Cyathogyne, Henribaillonia) Subtribe Porantherinae:

Oreoporanthera Poranthera Subtribe Scepinae:

Apodiscus Aporosa (also Aporusa, Leiocarpus, Lepidostachys, Scepa, Tetractinostigma) Ashtonia Baccaurea (also Adenocrepis, Calyptroon, Coccomelia, Everettiodendron, Gatnaia, Hedycarpus, Microsepala, Pierardia) Distichirhops Jablonskia Maesobotrya (also Staphysora) Nothobaccaurea Protomegabaria Richeria (also Bellevalia, Guarania) Subtribe Spondianthinae:

Spondianthus (also Megabaria) Subtribe Uapacinae:

Uapaca (also Canariastrum)

Tribe Bischofieae There is only one genus:

Bischofia (also Microelus, Stylodiscus)

Tribe Bridelieae There are 2 genera:

Bridelia (also Candelabria, Gentilia, Pentameria, Tzellemtinia) Cleistanthus (also Clistanthus, Godefroya, Kaluhaburunghos, Lebidiera, Lebidieropsis, Leiopyxis, Nanopetalum, Neogoetzia, Paracleisthus, Schistostigma, Stenonia, Stenoniella, Zenkerodendron)

Tribe Hymenocardieae There are 2 genera:

Didymocistus Hymenocardia

Tribe Martretieae There is only one genus:

Martretia

Tribe Phyllantheae There are 6 subtribes and 18 genera: Subtribe Andrachinae:

Andrachne (also Eraeliss, Thelypotzium) Subtribe Astrocasiinae:

Astrocasia Subtribe Flueggeinae:

Breynia (also Foersteria, Forsteria, Melanthes, Melanthesa, Melanthesopsis) Flueggea (also Bessera, Colmeiroa, Geblera, Neowawraea, Pleiostemon, Villanova) Glochidion (also Agyneia, Bradleia, Bradleja, Coccoglochidion, Diasperus, Episteira, Glochidionopsis, Glochisandra, Gynoon, Lobocarpus, Pseudoglochidion, Tetraglochidion, Zarcoa) Margaritaria (also Calococcus, Prosorus, Wurtzia, Zygospermum) Phyllanthus (also Anisonema, Aporosella, Arachnodes, Ardinghalia, Asterandra, Cathetus, Ceramanthus, Chorisandra, Cicca, Clambus, Conami, Dendrophyllanthus, Dicholactina, Dimorphocladium, Emblica, Epistylium, Eriococcus, Fluggeopsis, Genesiphylla, Hemicicca, Hemiglochidion, Kirganelia, Leichhardtia, Lomanthes, Maborea, Macraea, Menarda, Mirobalanus, Moeroris, Nellica, Niruri, Nymania, Nymphanthus, Orbicularia, Oxalistylis, Ramsdenia, Reidia, Reverchonia, Rhopium, Roigia, Scepasma, Staurothylax, Synexemia, Tricarium, Uranthera, Urinaria, Williamia, Xylophylla) Richeriella Sauropus (also Aalius, Breyniopsis, Ceratogynum, Diplomorpha, Heterocalymnantha, Hexadena, Hexaspermum, Ibina, Synastemon, Synostemon) Subtribe Leptopinae:

Leptopus (also Arachne, Chorisandrachne, Hexakestra, Hexakistra) Subtribe Pseudolachnostylidinae:

Chascotheca (also Chaenotheca) Keayodendron Meineckia (also Cluytiandra, Neopeltandra, Peltandra) Pseudolachnostylis Zimmermannia Zimmermanniopsis Subtribe Securineginae:

Securinega

Tribe Wielandieae It comprises 10 genera:

Actephila (also Anomospermum, Lithoxylon) Blotia Chonocentrum Discocarpus Gonatogyne Heywoodia Lachnostylis Petalodiscus Savia (also Charidia, Geminaria, Kleinodendron, Maschalanthus) Wielandia

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Below is the full taxonomy of the family Phyllanthaceae. Its circumscription is nearly coincident to that of ex-subfamily Phyllanthoideae of the Euphorbiaceae, where this family was split from.

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