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 Repu, Chad, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Comoros, Cuba, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, Ecuador, Egypt, Eritrea, 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 I, 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, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Swaziland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tibet, Togo, Tonga, Turkey, Uganda, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis-Futuna Is., West Himalaya, Western Australia, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, 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
Cuming, H. [1855] Philippines K001081404 Type Yes
Cuming, H. [1855] Philippines K001081403 Type Yes
Bidgood, S.; Darbyshire, I.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Sanchez-Ken, G.; Vollesen, K. [5103] Tanzania K000190331 No
Whitford, H.N. [676] Philippines K001081405 Type Yes
Glaziou, A. [4764] Brazil K000716171 Yes
Ekman, E.L. [4450] Haiti K000572899 Type Yes
Christophersen, E. [2765] Samoa K001081398 Type Yes
K:SPC-66658.000 No
Williams, R.S. [2807] Philippines K001081406 Type Yes

Sources

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    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
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    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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