Phyllanthaceae

Cleistanthus Hook.f. ex Planch.

First published in Hooker's Icon. Pl. 8: t. 779 (1848)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical & S. Africa, Madagascar, Tropical & Subtropical Asia to W. Pacific.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Burundi, Cabinda, Cambodia, Cameroon, Caroline Is., Central African Republic, China South-Central, China Southeast, Comoros, Congo, DR Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, India, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Maluku, Mozambique, Myanmar, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New South Wales, Nicobar Is., Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Pakistan, Philippines, Queensland, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1-4: 1-1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Jablonszky in Engl. Pflanzenr. Euph. 8: 8 (1915).
  • —F.T.A. 6, 1: 621

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Jablonszky in Engler, Pflanzenr. [IV, fam. 147, viii] 65: 8 (1915).
  • Müller Argoviensis in De Candolle, Prodr. 15, 2: 503 (1866).
  • in Hooker’s Icon. Pl. 8: t. 779 (1848).

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • G.P. 3(1): 268 (1880)
  • Hutch. in F.T.A. 6(1): 621 (1912)
  • J. Léon in B.J.B.B. 30: 421 (1960)
  • Jabl. in E.P. IV. 147(8): 8 (1915)
  • Muell. Arg. in DC., Prodr. 15(2): 503 (1866)
  • in F.C.B. 8(1): 5 (1962)
  • in Hook., Ic. Pl. 8, t. 779 (1848)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 1, 2010 Cheek, M. [11587] Cameroon K000023361 No
Sep 7, 2010 Klaine [764] Gabon K000406061 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sep 7, 2010 Elias, E. [2116] Cameroon K000406063 Type Yes
Sep 1, 2010 Etuge, M. [5283] Cameroon K000023362 No
Jan 1, 2004 de Kok, R.P.J. [1002] Malaysia K000223114 No
Jan 1, 1996 s.coll. [559] Philippines K001081575 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Beccari, O. [3882] Malaysia K001081477 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Pierre, L. [s.n.] Vietnam K001081496 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Villamil, A. [399] Malaysia K001081476 Lectotype Yes
Jan 1, 1994 Tchouto (Mbatchou), P. [853] Cameroon K000540097 No
Jan 1, 1994 Tchouto (Mbatchou), P. [818] Cameroon K000540098 No
Jan 1, 1994 Watts, J. [708] Cameroon K000540009 No
Nov 26, 1993 Thwaites, G.H.K. [s.n.] Sri Lanka K000246299 Type Yes
Jul 1, 1962 Letouzey, R. [3919] Cameroon K000406062 Isotype Yes
Sep 1, 1955 Zenker, G.A. [2262] Cameroon K000406070 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1925 Wight, R. [2606] India K000246300 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1925 Stocks, J.E.; Law, J.S. [s.n.] India K000246308 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kostermans, A.J. [24828] Sri Lanka K005129920 Yes
Lai, C.J.; Yii, P.C.; et al [S.72552] Malaysia K001926007 No
Breteler, F.J.; Jongkind, C.C.H. [10453] Gabon K001562535 Yes
Awg Enjan; Dami; Shalih. [S.81840] Malaysia K001636675 No
Othman, H. et al [S57599] Malaysia K001639524 Yes
Ranarivelo, T.; Ranaivojaona, R.; Rakotoarinivo, M.; Rajaonarison, R. [RTI 327] Madagascar K001604899 Yes
Thwaites, G.H.K. [s.n.] Sri Lanka K000246305 Type Yes
Syafiq, W.P.W.; Rafidah, A.R.; Nazrah, A.R.U.; Imin, K.; et al. [FRI 94647] Malaysia K001893254 No
Thomas, D.W. [689] Cameroon K:SPC-42848.000 No
Murton, H.J. [109] Singapore K001081548 Unknown Type Material Yes
Rahmat Si Toroes [832] Indonesia K001081478 Type Yes
Hyland, B. [2688] Australia K:SPC-33625.000 No
Kathriarachchi, H.S.; Hoffmann, P.; Galster, A. [56] Sri Lanka K005129913 Yes
Kostermans [24086] Sri Lanka K005129917 Yes
Léonard, J. [769] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000406069 Type Yes
Kathriarachchi, H.S.; Hoffmann, P.; Galster, A. [28] Sri Lanka K005129912 Yes
Kostermans, A. [28325] Sri Lanka K005129918 Yes
Kostermans [25397] Sri Lanka K005129914 Yes
Jayasuriya, A.H.M.; Sumithraarachchi, D.B. [1584] Sri Lanka K005129922 Yes
Ramandimbimanana, S.D.; Razanajatovo, M.H.; Trigui, S.M. [SDR 036] Madagascar K001569689 Yes
Zahid, M.S.; Wong, K.M.; Puff, C.; Shanmugaraj, I.S.; Chan, M.L. [ZMS 53] Malaysia K001574422 Yes
Saw LG [FRI 44775] Malaysia K001581484 Yes
Lai; Rantai; et al [S. 69138] Malaysia K001581490 Yes
Saw LG [FRI 44763] Malaysia K001581462 Yes
Saw LG [FRI 44762] Malaysia K001581472 Yes
Dubois, L. [725] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000406068 Type Yes
Cramer, L.H. [4291] Sri Lanka K005129916 Yes
Dawkins, H.C. [759] Uganda K:SPC-04331.000 No
Waas, S. [1525] Sri Lanka K005129924 Yes
Maingay, A.C. [1912] Malaysia K001081550 Type Yes
Maingay, A.C. [1912] Malaysia K001081549 Type Yes
Waas, S. [1532] Sri Lanka K005129925 Yes
Stocks, J.E.; Law, J.S. [s.n.] India K000246310 Unknown Type Material Yes
Teijsmann, J.E. [s.n.] Indonesia K001081479 Unknown Type Material Yes
Deplanche, E. [518] New Caledonia K001081621 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Sri Lanka K000246302 Type Yes
Thwaites, G.H.K. [s.n.] Sri Lanka K000246306 Type Yes
Kostermans, A.J. [24470] Sri Lanka K005129923 Yes
Thwaites, G.H.K. [s.n.] Sri Lanka K000246304 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n] India K000246309 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sivarajam India K:SPC-46961.000 No
Thwaites, G.H.K. [s.n.] India K000246315 Type Yes
Stocks, J.E.; Law, J.S. [s.n.] India K000246311 Unknown Type Material Yes
Thwaites, G.H.K. [s.n.] Sri Lanka K000246301 Type Yes
Thwaites, G.H.K. [s.n.] Sri Lanka K000246303 Type Yes
Waas, S. [2040] Sri Lanka K005129919 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K000246317 Unknown Type Material Yes
Cunningham, A. [31] Australia K001081634 Unknown Type Material Yes
Zenker, G.A. [2264 a] Cameroon K000406071 Unknown Type Material Yes
Thorel, C. [s.n.] Vietnam K001081497 Type Yes
Kostermans [25397] Sri Lanka K005129915 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K000246318 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hyland, B. [2750] Australia K:SPC-33621.000 No
McClure, F.A. [9148] China K001081421 Type Yes
Thwaites, G.H.K. [s.n.] Sri Lanka K000246316 Type Yes
Cunningham, A. [120] Australia K001081635 Unknown Type Material Yes
Deplanche, E. [484] New Caledonia K001081620 Type Yes

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    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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