Phyllanthus acidus

Phyllanthus acidus

Phyllanthus acidus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malpighiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Malpighiales

Familia: Phyllanthaceae
Subfamilia: Phyllanthoideae
Tribus: Phyllantheae
Genus: Phyllanthus
Species: Phyllanthus acidus

Name

Phyllanthus acidus (L.) Skeels Bull. Bur. Pl. Industr. U.S.D.A. 148: 17 (1909)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Averrhoa acida L. in Sp. Pl.: 428 (1753)
  • Cicca acida (L.) Merr. in Interpr. Herb. Amboin.: 314 (1917)
• Heterotypic
  • Averrhoa frondosa Salisb. in Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 318 (1796)
  • Cicca acidissima Blanco in Fl. Filip.: 700 (1837)
  • Cicca disticha L. in Mant. Pl. 1: 124 (1767)
  • Cicca nodiflora Lam. in Encycl. 2: 1 (1786)
  • Cicca racemosa Lour. in Fl. Cochinch.: 556 (1790)
  • Diasperus acidissimus (Blanco) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 598 (1891)
  • Phyllanthus acidissimus (Blanco) Müll.Arg. in Linnaea 32: 50 (1863)
  • Phyllanthus cicca Müll.Arg. in Linnaea 32: 50 (1863)
  • Phyllanthus cicca var. bracteosa Müll.Arg. in Linnaea 32: 50 (1863)
  • Phyllanthus cochinchinensis (Lour.) Müll.Arg. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 15(2): 417 (1866), nom. illeg.
  • Phyllanthus distichus (L.) Müll.Arg. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 15(2): 413 (1866), nom. illeg.
  • Phyllanthus distichus f. nodiflorus (Lam.) Müll.Arg. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 15(2): 414 (1866)
  • Phyllanthus longifolius Jacq. in Pl. Hort. Schoenbr. 2: 36 (1797)
  • Tricarium cochinchinense Lour. in Fl. Cochinch.: 557 (1790)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regional:Brazil Brazil North Introduced into: Andaman Is., Assam, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belize, Borneo, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Cayman Is., Christmas I., Comoros, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Florida, Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Hawaii, India, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Marianas, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Myanmar, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Southwest Caribbean, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad-Tobago, Uganda, Vietnam, Windward Is., Zaïre References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Skeels, H.C. 1909. U.S. Department of Agriculture Bureau of Plant Industry Bulletin 148: 17. [as "Phyllanthus acida"]

Additional references

• 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.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Phyllanthus acidus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 April 20. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Phyllanthus acidus. Published online. Accessed: April 20 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. Phyllanthus acidus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2025. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2025 April 20. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Phyllanthus acidus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 20 April 2025.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Phyllanthus acidus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service.

Vernacular names

Basa Bali: Cerme
বাংলা: অরবরই
English: Otaheite gooseberry
suomi: Karvaslaipikka
français: Girembellier
Bahasa Indonesia: Cermai
Bahasa Melayu: Pokok Cermai
Nederlands: Grosella
Tagalog: Iba
Tiếng Việt: Chùm ruột