Phyllanthus debilis

Phyllanthus debilis

Phyllanthus debilis

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 debilis

Name

Phyllanthus debilis J.G.Klein ex Willd., 1805

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Diasperus debilis (J.G.Klein ex Willd.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 601 (1891)
  • Moeroris debilis (J.G.Klein ex Willd.) R.W.Bouman in Phytotaxa 540: 26 (2022)
  • Phyllanthus niruri var. debilis (J.G.Klein ex Willd.) Müll.Arg. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 15(2): 407 (1866)
• Heterotypic
  • Phyllanthus boninsimae Nakai in Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 26: 96 (1912)
  • Phyllanthus leai S.Moore in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 45: 217 (1920)
  • Phyllanthus mukerjeeanus D.Mitra & Bennet in Bull. Bot. Soc. Bengal 19: 145 (1967)
  • Phyllanthus niruri var. javanicus Müll.Arg. in Linnaea 32: 43 (1863)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-tropical Regional:Southeastern Asia Andaman Is., Jawa, Malaya, Maldives, Nicobar Is., Sumatera Regional:Indian subcontinent India, Sri Lanka Introduced into: Bangladesh, Brazil Southeast, Caroline Is., East Himalaya, Fiji, Florida, Hawaii, Kazan-retto, Leeward Is., Line Is., Marianas, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, New Guinea, Niue, Northern Territory, Ogasawara-shoto, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Samoa, Society Is., Taiwan, Thailand, Tokelau-Manihiki, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Windward Is. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• J.G.Klein. 1805. Species Plantarum 4 (1):582.

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 debilis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 April 22. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Phyllanthus debilis. Published online. Accessed: April 22 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. Phyllanthus debilis. 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 22. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Phyllanthus debilis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 22 April 2025.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Phyllanthus debilis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.