Glochidion zeylanicum | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Phyllanthaceae |
Genus: | Glochidion |
Species: | G. zeylanicum
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Binomial name | |
Glochidion zeylanicum | |
Varieties [2] | |
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Synonyms [2] | |
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Glochidion zeylanicum is a species of flowering plant in the family Phyllanthaceae. It is a shrub or tree which ranges from the Indian subcontinent through Indochina, southern China, Taiwan, Japan, Malesia, and Papuasia to northern Australia and Vanuatu. [2]
The species was first described as Diasperus zeylanicus by Joseph Gaertner in 1791. In 1824 Adrien-Henri de Jussieu placed it in genus Glochidion as Glochidion zeylanicum. [2]
The species has a wide distribution and a large population. The IUCN assesses its conservation status as least concern. [1]
Five varieties are accepted. [2]