- Family:
- Phyllanthaceae Martinov
Cleistanthus Hook.f. ex Planch.

[FZ]
Euphorbiaceae, A. Radcliffe-Smith. Flora Zambesiaca 9:4. 1996
- Morphology General Habit
- Monoecious or more rarely dioecious shrubs or trees.
- Morphology General Indumentum
- Indumentum simple.
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves alternate, petiolate, stipulate, simple, entire, penninerved.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
- Inflorescences axillary, rarely terminal, fasciculate or pesudo-racemose, uni- or bisexual, bracteate; bracts soon falling.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
- Male flowers: sepals (4)5(6), valvate; petals (4)5(6), minute; disk ± annular or cupular, ± entire; stamens (4)5(6), filaments united below into a staminal column, free and spreading above, anthers basifixed, introrse, longitudinally dehiscent; pistillode (non-functional ovary) 3-lobed to tripartite. Female flowers: sepals and petals ± as in the male; disk annular, hypogynous or cupuliform, enveloping the ovary; ovary (2)3(4)-locular, ovules 2 per locule; styles (2)3(4), free or united at the base, 1–4 times bifid. Flowers proterogynous, pedicellate, fragrant.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Fruit (2)3(4)-lobed, septicidally dehiscent into as many bivalved cocci; endocarp woody, separating from the pericarp; columella persistent, apically dilated.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
- Seeds (1)2 per coccus, ecarunculate; endosperm copious or scanty; cotyledons broad, thin or thick and fleshy, flat or folded.
[FTEA]
Euphorbiaceae, A. R.-Smith. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1987
- Morphology General Habit
- Monoecious or more rarely dioecious shrubs or trees with a simple indumentum
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves alternate, petiolate, stipulate, simple, entire, penninerved
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
- Inflorescences axillary, rarely terminal, glomerulate, fasciculate or pseudospicate to pseudoracemose, bracteate, the bracts soon caducous, unisexual or bisexual
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
- Flowers pedicellate Male flowers: sepals (4–)5(–6), valvate, or slightly imbricate at the apex; petals (4–)5(–6), minute; disc pulvinate, annular or cupuliform, entire or sinuately lobed; stamens (4–)5(–6), united at the base into a staminal column, with the anthers longitudinally dehiscent; pistillode trilobate or tripartite, the lobes adherent Female flowers: sepals and petals ± as in the ♂ flowers; outer disc annular, inner disc annular or cupuliform and partially or completely enveloping the ovary; ovary (2–)3(–4)-locular, with 2 ovules per locule; styles (2–)3(–4), free or united at the base, 1–4 times bilobed or bifid
- sex Male
- Male flowers: sepals (4–)5(–6), valvate, or slightly imbricate at the apex; petals (4–)5(–6), minute; disc pulvinate, annular or cupuliform, entire or sinuately lobed; stamens (4–)5(–6), united at the base into a staminal column, with the anthers longitudinally dehiscent; pistillode trilobate or tripartite, the lobes adherent
- sex Female
- Female flowers: sepals and petals ± as in the ♂ flowers; outer disc annular, inner disc annular or cupuliform and partially or completely enveloping the ovary; ovary (2–)3(–4)-locular, with 2 ovules per locule; styles (2–)3(–4), free or united at the base, 1–4 times bilobed or bifid
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Fruit (2–)3(–4)-lobed, dehiscing into (2–)3(–4) bivalved cocci; endocarp woody, separating from the pericarp at maturity; columella persistent
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
- Seeds (1–)2 per coccus; albumen scanty or copious; cotyledons thick and fleshy, thin and flat or thin and plicate.
Native to:
Andaman Is., Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Burundi, Cabinda, Cambodia, Cameroon, Caroline Is., Central African Repu, China South-Central, China Southeast, Comoros, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Gabon, Ghana, 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, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
- Cleistanthus acuminatus (Thwaites) Müll.Arg.
- Cleistanthus andamanicus N.Balach., Gastmans & Chakrab.
- Cleistanthus angustifolius Merr.
- Cleistanthus annamensis Gagnep.
- Cleistanthus apodus Benth.
- Cleistanthus bakonensis Airy Shaw
- Cleistanthus balakrishnanii Chakrab.
- Cleistanthus bambidianus Breteler
- Cleistanthus baramicus Jabl.
- Cleistanthus beccarianus Jabl.
- Cleistanthus bipindensis Pax
- Cleistanthus boivinianus (Baill.) Müll.Arg.
- Cleistanthus bracteosus Jabl.
- Cleistanthus brideliifolius C.B.Rob.
- Cleistanthus capuronii Leandri
- Cleistanthus carolinianus Jabl.
- Cleistanthus caudatus Pax
- Cleistanthus celebicus Jabl.
- Cleistanthus chlorocarpus Airy Shaw
- Cleistanthus collinus (Roxb.) Benth. ex Hook.f.
- Cleistanthus concinnus Croizat
- Cleistanthus contractus Airy Shaw
- Cleistanthus coriaceus Airy Shaw
- Cleistanthus cunninghamii (Müll.Arg.) Müll.Arg.
- Cleistanthus curtisii Jabl.
- Cleistanthus dallachyanus (Baill.) Benth.
- Cleistanthus decurrens Hook.f.
- Cleistanthus denudatus Airy Shaw
- Cleistanthus discolor Summerh.
- Cleistanthus diversifolius (Roxb.) Müll.Arg.
- Cleistanthus dolichophyllus Airy Shaw
- Cleistanthus duvipermaniorum J.Léonard
- Cleistanthus eberhardtii (Gagnep.) Croizat
- Cleistanthus ellipticus Hook.f.
- Cleistanthus elongatus Jabl.
- Cleistanthus erycibifolius Airy Shaw
- Cleistanthus everettii C.B.Rob.
- Cleistanthus evrardii J.Léonard
- Cleistanthus ferrugineus (Thwaites) Müll.Arg.
- Cleistanthus flavescens Jabl.
- Cleistanthus floricola Airy Shaw
- Cleistanthus gabonensis Hutch.
- Cleistanthus glaber Airy Shaw
- Cleistanthus glabratus Jabl.
- Cleistanthus glandulosus Jabl.
- Cleistanthus gracilis Hook.f.
- Cleistanthus helferi Hook.f.
- Cleistanthus hirsutopetalus Gage
- Cleistanthus hirsutulus Hook.f.
- Cleistanthus hylandii Airy Shaw
- Cleistanthus indochinensis Merr. ex Croizat
- Cleistanthus inglorius Airy Shaw
- Cleistanthus insignis Airy Shaw
- Cleistanthus insularis Kaneh.
- Cleistanthus inundatus J.Léonard
- Cleistanthus isabellinus Elmer
- Cleistanthus itsoghensis Pellegr.
- Cleistanthus jacobsianus Airy Shaw
- Cleistanthus kingii Jabl.
- Cleistanthus kwangensis J.Léonard
- Cleistanthus langkawiensis Airy Shaw
- Cleistanthus lanuginosus Jabl.
- Cleistanthus letouzeyi J.Léonard
- Cleistanthus libericus N.E.Br.
- Cleistanthus longinervis Airy Shaw
- Cleistanthus macrophyllus Hook.f.
- Cleistanthus maingayi Hook.f.
- Cleistanthus major Airy Shaw
- Cleistanthus malabaricus (Müll.Arg.) Müll.Arg.
- Cleistanthus malaccensis Hook.f.
- Cleistanthus meeboldii Jabl.
- Cleistanthus megacarpus C.B.Rob.
- Cleistanthus membranaceus Hook.f.
- Cleistanthus micranthus Croizat
- Cleistanthus monoicus (Lour.) Müll.Arg.
- Cleistanthus morii Kaneh.
- Cleistanthus namatanaiensis Jabl.
- Cleistanthus ngounyensis Pellegr.
- Cleistanthus nitidus Hook.f.
- Cleistanthus nokrensis B.Singh
- Cleistanthus normanbyanus Airy Shaw
- Cleistanthus oblongatus Airy Shaw
- Cleistanthus oblongifolius (Roxb.) Müll.Arg.
- Cleistanthus occidentalis (Leandri) Leandri
- Cleistanthus pallidus (Thwaites) Müll.Arg.
- Cleistanthus papuanus (Lauterb.) Jabl.
- Cleistanthus papyraceus Airy Shaw
- Cleistanthus parvifolius Hook.f.
- Cleistanthus patulus (Roxb.) Müll.Arg.
- Cleistanthus paxii Jabl.
- Cleistanthus pedicellatus Hook.f.
- Cleistanthus peninsularis Airy Shaw & B.Hyland
- Cleistanthus perrieri Leandri
- Cleistanthus petelotii Merr. ex Croizat
- Cleistanthus pierlotii J.Léonard
- Cleistanthus pierrei (Gagnep.) Croizat
- Cleistanthus pilosus C.B.Rob.
- Cleistanthus podocarpus Hook.f.
- Cleistanthus podopyxis Airy Shaw
- Cleistanthus polyneurus Airy Shaw
- Cleistanthus polyphyllus F.N.Williams
- Cleistanthus polystachyus Hook.f. ex Planch.
- Cleistanthus praetermissus Gage
- Cleistanthus pseudopallidus Jabl.
- Cleistanthus pseudopodocarpus Jabl.
- Cleistanthus pubens Airy Shaw
- Cleistanthus pyrrhocarpus Airy Shaw
- Cleistanthus ripicola J.Léonard
- Cleistanthus robinsonii Elmer
- Cleistanthus robustus (Thwaites) Müll.Arg.
- Cleistanthus rotundatus Jabl.
- Cleistanthus rufescens Jabl.
- Cleistanthus rufus (Hook.f.) Gehrm.
- Cleistanthus salicifolius Airy Shaw
- Cleistanthus sarawakensis Jabl.
- Cleistanthus schlechteri (Pax) Hutch.
- Cleistanthus semiopacus F.Muell. ex Benth.
- Cleistanthus stenonia (Baill.) Jabl.
- Cleistanthus stenophyllus Kurz
- Cleistanthus stipitatus (Baill.) Müll.Arg.
- Cleistanthus stipularis (Müll.Arg.) Müll.Arg.
- Cleistanthus striatus Airy Shaw
- Cleistanthus suarezensis Leandri
- Cleistanthus sumatranus (Miq.) Müll.Arg.
- Cleistanthus tenerifolius Airy Shaw
- Cleistanthus tomentosus Hance
- Cleistanthus tonkinensis Jabl.
- Cleistanthus travancorensis Jabl.
- Cleistanthus venosus C.B.Rob.
- Cleistanthus vestitus Jabl.
- Cleistanthus winkleri Jabl.
- Cleistanthus xanthopus Airy Shaw
- Cleistanthus xerophilus Domin
- Cleistanthus zenkeri Jabl.
Cleistanthus Hook.f. ex Planch. appears in other Kew resources:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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Jan 1, 1994 | Tchouto (Mbatchou), P. [818], Cameroon | K000540098 | No | ||
Jan 1, 1994 | Tchouto (Mbatchou), P. [853], Cameroon | K000540097 | No |
First published in Hooker's Icon. Pl. 8: t. 779 (1848)
Accepted by
- 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.
Literature
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)
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