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Plagiocladus

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Plagiocladus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Phyllanthaceae
Subfamily: Phyllanthoideae
Tribe: Phyllantheae
Genus: Plagiocladus
Jean F.Brunel
Species:
P. diandrus
Binomial name
Plagiocladus diandrus
Synonyms[1]
  • Phyllanthus diandrus Pax
  • Lingelsheimia longipedicellata J.Léonard

Plagiocladus is a genus of the family Phyllanthaceae, first described as a genus in 1987. It contains only one known species, Plagiocladus diandrus, native to central Africa (Cameroon, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Republic of Congo).[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Breteler, F.J. (2012). Flore du Gabon 43: 1-107. Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.