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== Synonyms == | == Synonyms == | ||
| − | ''Phyllanthus frondosus'' Wallich ex Muell. Arg. (1863), ''Phyllanthus hasskarlianus'' Muell. Arg. (1863), ''Phyllanthus kunstleri'' Hook.f. (1887). | + | *''Phyllanthus frondosus'' Wallich ex Muell. Arg. (1863), |
| + | *''Phyllanthus hasskarlianus'' Muell. Arg. (1863), | ||
| + | *''Phyllanthus kunstleri'' Hook.f. (1887). | ||
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== Observations == | == Observations == | ||
| − | An evergreen, glabrous shrub or small tree up to 3 m tall with phyllanthoid branching, bole crooked; deciduous branchlets 15-42 cm long | + | *An evergreen, glabrous shrub or small tree up to 3 m tall with phyllanthoid branching, bole crooked; deciduous branchlets 15-42 cm long. |
| + | *Leaves subsessile, oblong to oblong-lanceolate, 2-7 cm × 1-2 cm, cuneate to slightly cordate at base, apex long tapering, stipules minute, narrowly triangular; cymules borne directly in the leaf axils. | ||
| + | *Male flowers in contracted cymules, calyx lobes 5-6, stamens 3, filaments almost connate, anthers apiculate; female flowers subsessile, solitary or accompanied by male ones, calyx lobes 5-6, styles free or connate below, bifid. | ||
| + | *Fruit a subglobose capsule, 3-lobed, about 7 mm in diameter, red. | ||
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| + | ''P. oxyphyllus'' is found in evergreen, primary or secondary rain forest, in lowland and mountains up to 1200 m altitude, sometimes on rocky places, rarely on limestone. | ||
== Selected sources == | == Selected sources == | ||
32, 34, 202, 284, 1126, 1227, 1564. | 32, 34, 202, 284, 1126, 1227, 1564. | ||
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| + | == Main genus page == | ||
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| + | *[[Phyllanthus (PROSEA)|''Phyllanthus '' (Medicinal plants)]] | ||
== Authors == | == Authors == | ||
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Introduction |
- Protologue: Fl. Ind. Bat., Suppl.: 179, 448 (1860).
Synonyms
- Phyllanthus frondosus Wallich ex Muell. Arg. (1863),
- Phyllanthus hasskarlianus Muell. Arg. (1863),
- Phyllanthus kunstleri Hook.f. (1887).
Vernacular names
- Piggyback tree (En)
- Malaysia: asin-asin, cherek hantu, meroyan puteri (Peninsular)
- Thailand: yaai chuung laan, yaai theep laan, yom hin (peninsular).
Distribution
Peninsular Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia and Sumatra.
Uses
In Peninsular Malaysia, a decoction of the leaves may be applied to cure fever, and is given after childbirth as a protective medicine. It is also a diuretic and diaphoretic in treating gonorrhoea.
Observations
- An evergreen, glabrous shrub or small tree up to 3 m tall with phyllanthoid branching, bole crooked; deciduous branchlets 15-42 cm long.
- Leaves subsessile, oblong to oblong-lanceolate, 2-7 cm × 1-2 cm, cuneate to slightly cordate at base, apex long tapering, stipules minute, narrowly triangular; cymules borne directly in the leaf axils.
- Male flowers in contracted cymules, calyx lobes 5-6, stamens 3, filaments almost connate, anthers apiculate; female flowers subsessile, solitary or accompanied by male ones, calyx lobes 5-6, styles free or connate below, bifid.
- Fruit a subglobose capsule, 3-lobed, about 7 mm in diameter, red.
P. oxyphyllus is found in evergreen, primary or secondary rain forest, in lowland and mountains up to 1200 m altitude, sometimes on rocky places, rarely on limestone.
Selected sources
32, 34, 202, 284, 1126, 1227, 1564.
Main genus page
Authors
F.L. van Holthoon
