Phyllanthaceae

Flueggea Willd.

First published in Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 4: 637, 757 (1806)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropics & Subtropics.

Distribution

Native to:

Amur, Andaman Is., Angola, Assam, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Benin, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Botswana, Brazil Northeast, Burkina, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Caroline Is., Central African Republic, Chad, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Comoros, Cuba, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, DR Congo, East Himalaya, Ecuador, Egypt, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Hainan, Haiti, Hawaii, India, Inner Mongolia, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Jawa, Kenya, Korea, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Mali, Maluku, Manchuria, Mauritania, Mongolia, Mozambique, Mozambique Channel Is., Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Portugal, Primorye, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Rwanda, Réunion, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Socotra, Solomon Is., Somalia, South China Sea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan-South Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tibet, Togo, Tonga, Türkiye, Uganda, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis-Futuna Is., West Himalaya, Western Australia, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Florida

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Barker, C. & van Welzen, P.C. (2010). Flueggea (Euphorbiaceae s. l. or Phyllanthaceae) in Malesia. Systematic Botany 35: 541-551.
  • 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 Zambesiaca

  • G.L. Webster in Allertonia 3, 4: 273 (1984).
  • Sp. Pl. 4, 2: 757 (1805).

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 1, (1993) Author: by M. G. Gilbert [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
  • Webster in Allertonia 3: 287 (1984).

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • G.P. 3(1): 276 (1880)
  • Hutch. in F.T.A. 6(1): 736 (1912)
  • Sp. Pl. 4(2): 757 (1805)
  • Webster in Allertonia 3(4): 287 (1984)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 18, 2008 Crawford, F. [44] Namibia K000450316 No
Robertson, S.A. [1886] Kenya K004832387 Yes
s.coll. [337] Angola K004832737 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Darbyshire, I.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Sanchez-Ken, G.; Vollesen, K. [5103] Tanzania K000190331 No
Boden Kloss, C. [s.n.] K004831701 Yes
Swynnerton, C.F.M. [1911] Zimbabwe K004832698 Yes
Bally; Smith [B14757] Kenya K004832382 Yes
Spjut, R.W.; Ensor, P.D. [2866] Kenya K004832386 Yes
Gossweileri [9177] Angola K004832738 Yes
Eyles, F. [4410] Zimbabwe K004832703 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [19460] Kenya K004832388 Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [8630] Kenya K004832380 Yes
Rogers, F.A. (Rev.) [5559] Zimbabwe K004832699 Yes
Ament, J.; Magogo, F.C. [364] Kenya K004832385 Yes
Norlindh, N.T.; Weimarck, H. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K004832705 Yes
Wild, H. [2335] Zimbabwe K004832708 Yes
Longe, J. [50] K004832289 Yes
Glaziou, A. [4764] Brazil K000716171 Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [B1565] Kenya K004832379 Yes
Gossweiler, J. [363] Angola K004832736 Yes
Whitford, H.N. [676] Philippines K001081405 Type Yes
Barbosa, G.; Moreno, F. [9747] Angola K004832735 Yes
Azancot de Menezes; Henriques, C. [55] Angola K004832733 Yes
Eyles, F. [1893] Zimbabwe K004832701 Yes
Graham, M.D. [2107] Kenya K004832381 Yes
Cuming, H. [1855] Philippines K001081404 Type Yes
Cuming, H. [1855] Philippines K001081403 Type Yes
Gossweileri [9177] Angola K004832739 Yes
Rogers, F.A. (Rev.) [5562] Zimbabwe K004832700 Yes
Burkill, J.H. [1029] Malaysia K004831700 Yes
Pawek, J. [10395] Malawi K004832741 Yes
K:SPC-66658.000 No
Eyles, F. [5074] Zimbabwe K004832704 Yes
Azancot de Menezes; Henriques, C. [127] Angola K004832734 Yes
Gossweileri [9218] Angola K004832740 Yes
[Mrs H. Me Leod] [32] Zimbabwe K004832707 Yes
Borle, J. [33] Zimbabwe K004832702 Yes
Mwangangi, O.M.; Napper, D. [1344] Kenya K004832384 Yes
Ekman, E.L. [4450] Haiti K000572899 Type Yes
Williams, R.S. [2807] Philippines K001081406 Type Yes
Burkill, I.H. [1029] Malaysia K004831699 Yes
Christophersen, E. [2765] Samoa K001081398 Type Yes
Mwangangi, O.M. [1562] Kenya K004832383 Yes
Norlindh, N.T.; Weimarck, H. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K004832706 Yes
Burkill, J.H. [1029] Malaysia K004831703 Yes
Burkill, J.H. [1029] Malaysia K004831702 Yes

Sources

  • EBC Common Names

    • Common Names from Kew's Economic Botany Collection https://www.kew.org/science/collections-and-resources/collections/economic-botany-collection

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Trees of New Guinea

    • Trees of New Guinea
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0