Phyllanthus

Phyllanthus is the largest genus in the plant family Phyllanthaceae. Estimates of the number of species in this genus vary widely, from 750 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.

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Not to be confused with Philanthus.

Phyllanthus
Phyllanthus mirabilis
Phyllanthus fluitans
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Phyllanthaceae
Subfamily: Phyllanthoideae
Tribe: Phyllantheae
Genus: Phyllanthus
L.
Diversity
About 800 species
Synonyms
List
  • Agyneia L., nom. rej.
  • Anisonema A.Juss.
  • Aporosella Chodat
  • Arachnodes Gagnep.
  • Ardinghalia Comm. ex A.Juss.
  • Asterandra Klotzsch
  • Bradleia Banks ex Gaertn.
  • Cathetus Lour.
  • Ceramanthus Hassk.
  • Chlorolepis Nutt.
  • Chorisandra Wight, nom. illeg.
  • Chorizonema Jean F.Brunel
  • Cicca L.
  • Clambus Miers
  • Coccoglochidion K.Schum.
  • Conami Aubl.
  • Cycca Batsch
  • Dendrophyllanthus S.Moore
  • Diasperus L. ex Kuntze, nom. illeg.
  • Dichelactina Hance
  • Dichrophyllum Klotzsch & Garcke
  • Dimorphocladium Britton
  • Emblica Gaertn.
  • Episteira Raf.
  • Epistylium Sw.
  • Eriococcus Hassk.
  • Flueggeopsis K.Schum.
  • Frankia Steud.
  • Geminaria Raf.
  • Genesiphyla Raf.
  • Genesiphylla L'Hér.
  • Glochidionopsis Blume
  • Glochisandra Wight
  • Gynoon A.Juss.
  • Hemicicca Baill.
  • Hemiglochidion (Müll.Arg.) K.Schum., nom. illeg.
  • Hexadena Raf.
  • Hexaspermum Domin
  • Kirganelia Juss.
  • Leichhardtia F.Muell.
  • Lobocarpus Wight & Arn.
  • Lomanthes Raf.
  • Macraea Wight
  • Maschalanthus Nutt., nom. illeg.
  • Meborea Aubl.
  • Menarda Comm. ex A.Juss.
  • Moeroris Raf.
  • Nellica Raf.
  • Niruri Adans.
  • Niruris Raf.
  • Nymania K.Schum.
  • Nymphanthus Lour.
  • Orbicularia Baill.
  • Oxalistylis Baill.
  • Phyllanthodendron Hemsl.
  • Pseudoglochidion Gamble
  • Ramsdenia Britton
  • Reidia Wight
  • Reverchonia A.Gray
  • Rhopium Schreb.
  • Roigia Britton
  • Scepasma Blume
  • Staurothyrax Griff.
  • Synexemia Raf.
  • Tetraglochidion K.Schum.
  • Tricarium Lour.
  • Uranthera Pax & K.Hoffm.
  • Urinaria Medik.
  • Williamia Baill.
  • Xylophylla L.
  • Zarcoa Llanos

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 normally. Phyllanthus is distributed in all tropical and subtropical regions on Earth.

Phyllanthus was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753, but the type was not designated.

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