Glochidion zeylanicum

Glochidion zeylanicum
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Phyllanthaceae
Genus:	Glochidion
Species:	G. zeylanicum
Binomial name
	Glochidion zeylanicum; (Gaertn.) A.Juss. (1824)
Varieties
	Glochidion zeylanicum var. arborescens (Blume) Chakrab. & M.Gangop.; Glochidion zeylanicum var. arunachalense Chakrab. & M.Gangop.; Glochidion zeylanicum var. paucicarpum Chakrab. & N.P.Balakr.; Glochidion zeylanicum var. tomentosum (Dalzell) Trimen; Glochidion zeylanicum var. zeylanicum;
Synonyms
	Bradleia zeylanica Gaertn. (1791); Diasperus zeylanicus (Gaertn.) Kuntze (1891); Phyllanthus gaertneri T.Kuros. (2016); Phyllanthus zeylanicus (Gaertn.) Müll.Arg. (1866), nom. illeg.;

Glochidion zeylanicum is a species of flowering plant in the family Phyllanthaceae. It is a shrub or tree which ranges from the Indian subcontinent through Indochina, southern China, Taiwan, Japan, Malesia, and Papuasia to northern Australia and Vanuatu.^[2]

The species was first described as Diasperus zeylanicus by Joseph Gaertner in 1791. In 1824 Adrien-Henri de Jussieu placed it in genus Glochidion as Glochidion zeylanicum.^[2]

The species has a wide distribution and a large population. The IUCN assesses its conservation status as least concern.^[1]

Varieties

Five varieties are accepted.^[2]

^ ^a ^b Ye, J., Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) & IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group. 2019. Glochidion zeylanicum. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T147646560A147646562. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T147646560A147646562.en. Accessed 27 June 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Glochidion zeylanicum (Gaertn.) A.Juss. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 27 June 2024.

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