2018/11/21 by R.W. Bouman, Roderick W. Bouman, PAUL J.A. KEΒLER +7
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics · #Phytochemistry and Bioactivity Studies #Plant Diversity and Evolution #Plant Parasitism and Resistance
paper · doi:10.3767/blumea.2018.63.02.14
openalex publication_date 2018/11/21 · crossref created 2018/11/21 · crossref issued 2018/11/30 · crossref published 2018/11/30 · crossref published-print 2018/11/30 · crossref deposited 2018/12/06 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · crossref indexed 2026/07/27 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/01
<p>Over two centuries of taxonomic studies on the species rich genus Phyllanthus have culminated in a broad<br />and complicated classification with many subgenera and (sub)sections. Past taxonomic work has only focused on local revisions, mostly because of the size of the genus. In this study we aim to summarize most of the taxonomic work in a list containing the infrageneric delimitations of Phyllanthus. This work will serve as a reference, placing most currently recognized species in subgenera and if possible, in sections for further study. Here we recognize 880 species of Phyllanthus, classified in 18 subgenera, 70 sections and 14 subsections. A few taxonomic changes are necessary to reconcile published phylogenetic data with the current classification. Subsections Callidisci and Odontadenii are raised to sectional rank, while section Eleutherogynium and section Physoglochidion are reduced to subsections and P. oxycarpus is transferred to the genus Glochidion. A provisional key for the subgeneric classification of Phyllanthus is provided.<br /></p>