Phyllanthus bourdillonii

Phyllanthus bourdillonii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Phyllanthaceae
Genus: Phyllanthus
Species:
P. bourdillonii
Binomial name
Phyllanthus bourdillonii
(Gamble) Chakrab. & N.P.Balakr.
Subspecies[2]
  • Phyllanthus bourdillonii var. bhutanicus (D.G.Long) Chakrab. & N.P.Balakr.
  • Phyllanthus bourdillonii var. bourdillonii
Synonyms[2]
  • Glochidion bourdillonii Gamble

Phyllanthus bourdillonii is a species of flowering plant in the family Phyllanthaceae.[2][3] It is a tree native to Bhutan and to Kerala in southern India.[2]

Varieties

Two varieties are accepted:

  • Phyllanthus bourdillonii var. bhutanicus (D.G.Long) Chakrab. & N.P.Balakr. (synonyms Glochidion bhutanicum D.G.Long, G. bourdillonii var. bhutanicum (D.G.Long) Chakrab. & M.Gangop., and G. bourdillonii subsp. bhutanicum (D.G.Long) Chakrab. & N.P.Balakr.) – Bhutan
  • Phyllanthus bourdillonii var. bourdillonii – Kerala

Range and habitat

In Kerala it grows in the southern Western Ghats, at forest margins at low and medium elevations.[1] In Bhutan it grows between Samdrupjongkhar and Riserboo in southern Bhutan, in cool-climate broadleaf forest at 2,150 metres elevation.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Glochidion bourdillonii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998 e.T31229A9617621. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T31229A9617621.en. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Phyllanthus bourdillonii (Gamble) Chakrab. & N.P.Balakr". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
  3. ↑ "Glochidion bourdillonii Gamble". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  4. ↑ Bhutan Endemic Flowering Plants Workshop. (2017). "Glochidion bourdillonii var. bhutanicum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017 e.T84799055A84799063. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T84799055A84799063.en. Retrieved 29 May 2026.