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Phyllanthus reticulatus

Poir. (1804)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Malpighiales Family: Phyllanthaceae Genus: Phyllanthus

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Description

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Synonyms (41)

Anisonema dubium Blume (1826)
Anisonema intermedium Decne. (1831)
Anisonema jamaicense (Griseb.) Griseb. (1864)
Anisonema multiflorum (Baill.) Wight (1852)
Anisonema puberulum Baill. (1858)
Anisonema reticulatum (Poir.) A.Juss. (1824)
Anisonema wrightianum Baill. (1858)
Anisonema zollingeri Miq. (1859)
Cicca decandra Blanco (1837)
Cicca reticulata (Poir.) Kurz (1877)
Diasperus multiflorus (Baill.) Kuntze (1891)
Diasperus reticulatus (Poir.) Kuntze (1891)
Kirganelia dubia (Blume) Baill. (1858)
Kirganelia intermedia (Decne.) Baill. (1858)
Kirganelia lineata Alston (1931)
Kirganelia multiflora Baill. (1858)
Kirganelia multiflora var. glabra Thwaites (1861)
Kirganelia prieuriana Baill. (1860)
Kirganelia puberula Baill. (1858)
Kirganelia reticulata (Poir.) Baill. (1858)
Kirganelia sinensis Baill. (1858)
Kirganelia wightiana Baill. (1858)
Melanthesa oblongifolia Oken (1841)
Phyllanthus alaternoides Rchb. ex Baill. (1860)
Phyllanthus chamissonis Klotzsch (1843)
Phyllanthus dalbergioides (Müll.Arg.) Wall. ex J.J.Sm. (1910)
Phyllanthus depressus Buch.-Ham. ex Dillwyn (1839)
Phyllanthus griseus Benth. (1847)
Phyllanthus jamaicensis Griseb. (1859)
Phyllanthus microcarpus var. dalbergioides Müll.Arg. (1868)
Phyllanthus multiflorus Willd. (1805)
Phyllanthus oblongifolius Pax (1890)
Phyllanthus pentandrus Roxb. ex Thwaites (1861)
Phyllanthus prieurianus (Baill.) Müll.Arg. (1863)
Phyllanthus puberulus Miq. ex Baill. (1858)
Phyllanthus reticulatus var. glaber (Thwaites) Müll.Arg. (1863)
Phyllanthus scandens Roxb. ex Dillwyn (1839)
Phyllanthus sinensis Müll.Arg. (1863)
Phyllanthus sinensis var. dalbergioides Müll.Arg. (1863)
Phyllanthus spinescens Benth. (1847)
Phyllanthus takaoensis Hayata (1920)

Uses and Culture

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Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
Hawai'i Naturalized

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Bibliography

Name Published In: J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl. 5: 298 (1804)

Other References

Parker & Parsons 2012b:67 (NEWNAT/H, DESCR [as Phyllanthus reticulatus]); Bouman et al. 2022:18 (Syn. P. reticulatus = Kirganelia reticulata [not followed as K. reticulata combination is nom. illeg.])

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Phyllanthus reticulatus Koloa District. Lawai Valley. National Tropical Botanical Garden. Medicinal area Preserved_Specimen Treelet of six ft. Leaves dull green with whitish-green midvein above, below whitish-green. Young leaves with a faint bronze cast. Pedicel reddish. Perianth maroon with whitish margin. Flynn, T.W. 3303 Kauai BISH 1989-03-28
2 Phyllanthus reticulatus Maulua Gulch Preserved_Specimen A shrub about 6 ft. high, leafy branches in 1 plane. Kawasaki, A. Hawaii BISH
3 Phyllanthus reticulatus Ninole, N Hilo., just S of first horseshoe in Hwy 19 Naturalized. Large population, both sides of road. Associates: Panicum maximum, Melinis minutiflora, Metrosideros polymorpha, Psidium guajava. Preserved_Specimen Thorny, sprawling shrub. Small pink fls drooping from stipules. Stipular thorns. Parker, J. 141 Hawaii BISH 2010-09-23
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