Phyllanthus attenuatus subsp. attenuatus

Phyllanthus attenuatus subsp. attenuatus

Phyllanthus attenuatus subsp. attenuatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malpighiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Unieurosida Ordo: Malpighiales

Familia: Phyllanthaceae
Subfamilia: Phyllanthoideae
Tribus: Phyllantheae
Genus: Phyllanthus
Species: Phyllanthus attenuatus
Subspeciesː P. a. subsp. attenuatus

Name

Phyllanthus attenuatus Miq. subsp. attenuatus autonym

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Diasperus guianensis (Aubl.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 599 (1891)
  • Meborea guianensis Aubl. in Hist. Pl. Guiane 2: 825 (1775)
  • Phyllanthus aubletianus Radcl.-Sm. in Gen. Euphorb.: 39 (2001)
  • Phyllanthus guianensis (Aubl.) Müll.Arg. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 15(2): 376 (1866), nom. illeg.
  • Phyllanthus protoguayanensis Herter in Revista Sudamer. Bot. 6: 93 (1939)
  • Rhopium citrifolium Willd. in Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 4: 150 (1805), tentatively listed as a synonym.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional:Brazil Brazil North, Brazil Northeast Regional:Northern South America Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela Regional:Western South America Ecuador, Peru References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Miquel, F.A.W., 1848. Linnaea. Ein Journal für die Botanik in ihrem ganzen Umfange 21: 479

Additional references

• Idárraga-Piedrahita, Á., Ortiz, R. del C., Callejas Posada, R. & Merello, M. (eds.) 2011. Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares, Vol. 2. Listado de las Plantas Vasculares del Departamento de Antioquia. Programa Expedición Antioquia 2013. Series Biodiversidad y Recursos Naturales. 939 pp. Medellín: Universidad de Antioquia, Missouri Botanical Garden y Oficina de Planeación Departamental de la Gobernación de Antioquia. ISBN 978-958-8709-61-1 PDF ResearchGate Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Phyllanthus attenuatus subsp. attenuatus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 April 21. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Phyllanthus attenuatus subsp. attenuatus. Published online. Accessed: April 21 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. Phyllanthus attenuatus subsp. attenuatus. 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 21. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Phyllanthus attenuatus subsp. attenuatus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 April 2025. Reference page.