Phyllanthus fluitans

Phyllanthus fluitans

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 fluitans

Name

Phyllanthus fluitans Benth. ex Mull.Arg., 1863

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Diasperus fluitans (Benth. ex Müll.Arg.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 599 (1891)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northeast, Paraguay Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru Regional: Brazil Brazil North, Brazil West-Central Regional: Northern South America Colombia, Venezuela Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Southeast Introduced into: Florida References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Bentham, G., 1863. Linnaea; Ein Journal für die Botanik in ihrem ganzen Umfange. Berlin 32:36.

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 fluitans 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 fluitans. Published online. Accessed: April 22 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. Phyllanthus fluitans. 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 fluitans. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 22 April 2025. Reference page.
  • Find all Wikispecies pages which cite this reference.

• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Phyllanthus fluitans in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

English: red root floater, floating spurge, apple duckweed