Phyllanthus anamalayanus
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| Phyllanthus anamalayanus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Phyllanthaceae |
| Genus: | Phyllanthus |
| Species: | P. anamalayanus
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| Binomial name | |
| Phyllanthus anamalayanus (Gamble) G.L.Webster
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| Synonyms | |
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Pseudoglochidion anamalayanum Gamble | |
Phyllanthus anamalayanus is a species of plant in the family Phyllanthaceae. It is endemic to the Anamalai Hills in Coimbatore district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. The species is a shrub or small tree occurring in the understorey of mid-elevation tropical wet evergreen forests in the Anamalai Hills, and is endemic to the Western Ghats. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Description[]
The species is a shrub or small tree occurring in the understorey.
Taxonomy[]
The species was earlier named as Pseudoglochidion anamalayanum. Genetic analyses affirm that Pseudoglochidion is nested among the species in Phyllanthus Genus, and in the Subgenus Isocladus, which is itself polyphyletic, while morphological characters also support placement of the species in Phyllanthus.[2]
References[]
- ^ World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Pseudoglochidion anamalayanum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T33643A9800121. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T33643A9800121.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ Pagare, Ravikiran S.; Naik, Sidhesh S.; Krishnan, Sellappan; Janarthanam, Malapati K. (29 November 2016). "Lectotypification of Pseudoglochidion anamalayanum Gamble and its taxonomic position under the genus Phyllanthus (Phyllanthaceae)". Phytotaxa. 286 (2): 61. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.286.2.1. ISSN 1179-3163.
- IUCN Red List critically endangered species
- Phyllanthus
- Flora of Tamil Nadu
- Critically endangered plants
- Phyllanthaceae stubs