Phyllanthaceae
Phyllanthus
Phyllanthus nummulariifolius

Phyllanthus nummulariifolius var. capillaris (Schumach. & Thonn.) Radcl.-Sm.

First published in Kew Bull. 51: 316 (1996)
This variety is accepted
The native range of this variety is Tropical Africa, Ascension. It is a subshrub or shrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Ascension, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Calane da Silva, M., Izdine, S. & Amuse, A.B. (2004). A Preliminary Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Mozambique: 1-184. SABONET, Pretoria.
  • 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.
  • Ilunga wa Ilunga, E. & Meerts, P. (2020). Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaïre - Rwanda - Burundi), Phyllanthaceae: 1-163. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique, Meise.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Breteler, F.J. (2012). Flore du Gabon 43: 1-107. Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle, Paris; Margraf Publishers, Weikersheim; Meise Botanic Garden. [Cited as Phyllanthus nummulariifolius subsp. nummulariifolius.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 2(1): 1-85. ORSTOM, Bangui.
  • Ilunga wa Ilunga, E. & Meerts, P. (2020). Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaïre - Rwanda - Burundi), Phyllanthaceae: 1-163. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique, Meise.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Pawek, J. [1818] Malawi K004863288 Yes
Pawek, J. [13419] Malawi K004863291 Yes
Mutimushi, J.M. [3337] Zambia K004863294 Yes
Phillips, E. [1328] Malawi K004863290 Yes
Pawek, J. [6083] Malawi K004863289 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E. [3476] Zambia K004863293 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E. [3475] Zambia K004863292 Yes
Jackson, J.K. [2001] Sudan Phyllanthus capillaris K004861248 Yes
Sillitoe, F. [487] Sudan Phyllanthus capillaris K004861245 Yes
Sillitoe, F. [486] Sudan Phyllanthus capillaris K004861247 Yes
Schweinfurth, G. [2763] Sudan Phyllanthus capillaris K004861246 Yes
Andrews, F.W. [A1532] Sudan Phyllanthus capillaris K004861249 Yes
Andrews, F.W. [1055] Sudan Phyllanthus capillaris K004861250 Yes

Sources

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical 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.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. 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 2025. 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