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]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Phyllanthaceae |
| Genus: | Phyllanthus |
| Species: | P. bourdillonii |
| Binomial name | |
| Phyllanthus bourdillonii (Gamble) Chakrab. & N.P.Balakr. | |
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Varieties
editTwo 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
editIn 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
edit- 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.
- 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.
- ↑ "Glochidion bourdillonii Gamble". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ↑ 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.