List Of Phyllanthaceae Genera
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family Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...
Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthaceae is a Family (biology), family of flowering plants in the eudicot Order (biology), order Malpighiales. It is most closely related to the family Picrodendraceae.Kenneth J. Wurdack and Charles C. Davis. 2009. "Malpighiales phylogeneti ...
. Its circumscription is nearly coincident to that of ex-
subfamily In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end botanical subfamily names with "-oideae", and zo ...
Phyllanthoideae of the
Euphorbiaceae Euphorbiaceae (), the spurge family, is a large family of flowering plants. In English, they are also commonly called euphorbias, which is also the name of Euphorbia, the type genus of the family. Most spurges, such as ''Euphorbia paralias'', ar ...
, 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 The family (biology), family Pandaceae consists of three genera that were formerly recognized in the Euphorbiaceae. Those are: *''Galearia'' (from tribe Galearieae, subfamily Acalyphoideae, family Euphorbiaceae) *''Microdesmis'' (from tribe Galea ...
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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 ''Hieronyma'' is a genus in the plant family Phyllanthaceae. It was first described as a genus in 1848. This family was formerly united with spurges, crotons, copperleaves, etc. (Euphorbiaceae), but have turned out to be well distinct. The ge ...
'' (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 ''Phyllanthus'' is the largest genus in the plant family Phyllanthaceae. Estimates of the number of species in this genus vary widely, from 750David J. Mabberley. 2008. ''Mabberley's Plant-Book.'' third edition (2008). Cambridge University ...
'' (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''


See also

* Taxonomy of the Euphorbiaceae


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Phyllanthaceae genera * Taxonomic lists (genera) Lists of plant genera (alphabetic)