Phyllanthaceae

Phyllanthaceae

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta
Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Phyllanthaceae

Genera

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The newly-erected family of Phyllanthaceae comprises 1725 species of trees, shrubs and herbs distributed in all tropical regions of the world. In total, the Phyllanthaceae has 56 genera. It comprises 1725 species distributed into 52 genera and 9 tribes.

Genera

The organization of this new family is exactly the same as that of ex-subfamily Phyllanthoides. Note that the tribe Hymenocardieae is sometimes erected into family Hymenocardiaceae, but the term Hymenocardiaceae can also be used as a synonym of Euphorbiaceae.

Tribe Amanoeae (2 genera)
- - Amanoa (also called Micropetalum)
  - Pentabrachion

Tribe Antidesmeae (5 subtribes, 19 genera)
- Subtribe Antidesminae
  - Antidesma (also called Bestram, Coulejia, Minutalia, Rhytis, Rubina, Stilago)
  - Celianella
  - Hieronyma (also called Hieronima, Hyeronima, Stilaginella)
  - Leptonema
  - Thecacoris (also called Baccaureopsis, Cyathogyne, Henribaillonia)
- Subtribe Porantherinae
  - Oreoporanthera
  - Poranthera
- Subtribe Scepinae
  - Apodiscus
  - Aporosa (also called Aporusa, Leiocarpus, Lepidostachys, Scepa, Tetractinostigma)
  - Ashtonia
  - Baccaurea (also called Adenocrepis, Calyptroon, Coccomelia, Everettiodendron, Gatnaia, Hedycarpus, Microsepala, Pierardia)
  - Distichirhops
  - Jablonskia
  - Maesobotrya (also called Staphysora)
  - Nothobaccaurea
  - Protomegabaria
  - Richeria (also called Bellevalia, Guarania)
- Subtribe Spondianthinae
  - Spondianthus (also called Megabaria)
- Subtribe Uapacinae
  - Uapaca (also called Canariastrum)

Tribe Bischofieae (1 genus)
- - Bischofia (also called Microelus, Stylodiscus)

Tribe Bridelieae (2 genera)
- - Bridelia (also called Candelabria, Gentilia, Pentameria, Tzellemtinia)
  - Cleistanthus (also called Clistanthus, Godefroya, Kaluhaburunghos, Lebidiera, Lebidieropsis, Leiopyxis, Nanopetalum, Neogoetzia, Paracleisthus, Schistostigma, Stenonia, Stenoniella, Zenkerodendron)

Tribe Centroplaceae (1 genus)
- - Centroplacus

Tribe Hymenocardieae (2 genera)
- - Didymocistus
  - Hymenocardia

Tribe Martretieae (1 genus)
- - Martretia

Tribe Phyllantheae (6 subtribes, 18 genera)
- Subtribe Andrachinae
  - Andrachne (also called Eraeliss, Thelypotzium)
- Subtribe Astrocasiinae
  - Astrocasia
- Subtribe Flueggeinae
  - Breynia (also called Foersteria, Forsteria, Melanthes, Melanthesa, Melanthesopsis)
  - Flueggea (also called Acidoton, Bessera, Colmeiroa, Geblera, Neowawraea, Pleiostemon, Villanova)
  - Glochidion (also called Agyneia, Bradleia, Bradleja, Coccoglochidion, Diasperus, Episteira, Glochidionopsis, Glochisandra, Gynoon, Lobocarpus, Pseudoglochidion, Tetraglochidion, Zarcoa)
  - Margaritaria (also called Calococcus, Prosorus, Wurtzia, Zygospermum)
  - Phyllanthus (also called Anisonema, Aporosella, Arachnodes, Ardinghalia, Asterandra, Cathetus, Ceramanthus, Chorisandra, Cicca, Clambus, Conami, Dendrophyllanthus, Dicholactina, Dimorphocladium, Emblica, Epistylium, Eriococcus, Fluggeopsis, Genesiphylla, Hemicicca, Hemiglochidion, Kirganelia, Leichhardtia, Lomanthes, Maborea, Macraea, Menarda, Mirobalanus, Moeroris, Nellica, Niruri, Nymania, Nymphanthus, Orbicularia, Oxalistylis, Ramsdenia, Reidia, Rhopium, Roigia, Scepasma, Staurothylax, Synexemia, Tricarium, Uranthera, Urinaria, Williamia, Xylophylla)
  - Reverchonia
  - Richeriella
  - Sauropus (also called Aalius, Breyniopsis, Ceratogynum, Diplomorpha, Heterocalymnantha, Hexadena, Hexaspermum, Ibina, Synastemon, Synostemon)
- Subtribe Leptopinae
  - Leptopus (also called Arachne, Chorisandrachne, Hexakestra, Hexakistra)
- Subtribe Pseudolachnostylidinae
  - Chascotheca (also called Chaenotheca)
  - Keayodendron
  - Meineckia (also called Cluytiandra, Neopeltandra, Peltandra)
  - Pseudolachnostylis
  - Zimmermannia
  - Zimmermanniopsis
- Subtribe Securineginae
  - Securinega

Tribe Wielandieae (10 genera)
- - Actephila (also called Anomospermum, Lithoxylon)
  - Blotia
  - Chonocentrum
  - Discocarpus
  - Gonatogyne
  - Heywoodia
  - Lachnostylis
  - Petalodiscus
  - Savia (also called Charidia, Geminaria, Kleinodendron, Maschalanthus)
  - Wielandia