Phyllanthaceae

Meineckia Baill.

First published in Étude Euphorb.: 586 (1858)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical Africa to Assam, Mexico to Brazil.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Belize, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Colombia, East Himalaya, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Kenya, Madagascar, Mexico Southeast, Nicaragua, Oman, Socotra, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zaïre

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1-4: 1-1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Bulletin

  • Baillon, H. (1858). Etude generale du groupe des Euphorbiacees. Victor Masson, Paris.
  • Bogner, J. & Nusbaumer, L. (2012). A new species of Carlephyton (Araceae) from northern Madagas­car with notes on the species of this genus. Willdenowia. 42(2): 209 - 217.
  • Brunel,J.F.&Roux,J.(1982). Phyllantheae de Madagascar III: une nouvelle espece du genre Meineckia. Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris, Serie 4, Section B, Adansonia 1 - 2: 79 - 84.
  • Hoffmann, P., Kathriarachchi, H. & Wurdack, K. J. (2006). A phylogenetic classi fi cation of Phyllamtheae (Malpighiales; Euphorbiaceae sensu lato). Kew Bull. 61: 37 - 53.
  • Humbert, H. (1955). Description des types de vegetation. In: H. Humbert & G. Cours-Darnes (eds), Notice de la carte de Madagascar . Trav. Sect. Sci. Techn. Inst. Franc., Pondichery, Extr. Hors Ser. 6: 46 - 78.
  • Humbert, H. (1965). Les territoires phytogeographiques de Madagascar. Annee Biol., Ser. 3(31): 439 - 448.
  • IUCN (2012). IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: version 3, second ed. IUCN Species Survival Commission, Gland and Cambridge.
  • Kathriarachchi, H., Hoffmann, P., Samuel, R., Wurdack, K. J. & Chase, M. W. (2005). Molecular phylogenetics of Phyllanthaceae inferred from five genes (plastid atpB, matK, ndhF, rbcL,nuclear PHYC). Molec. Phylogenet. Evol. 36: 112 - 134.
  • Leandri, J. (1958). Euphorbiaceae I (Phyllanthoideae). In: H. Humbert (ed.), Flore de Madagascar et des Comores, 111eme famille: 1 - 199. Firmin-Didot, Paris.
  • Muller, J. (1865). Euphorbiaceae. Vorlau fige Mittheilungen aus dem fur De Candolle’s Prodromus bestimmten Manuscript uber diese Familie. Linnaea. 34: 1 - 224.
  • Muller, J. (1866). Euphorbiaceae. In: A. P. De Candolle (ed.), Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis 15(2): 189 - 1286. Victor Masson, Paris.
  • Radcliffe-Smith, A. (1997). Notes on African and Madagascan Euphorbiaceae. Kew Bull. 52: 171 - 176.
  • Samuel, R., Kathriarachchi, H., Hoffmann, P., Barfuss, M. H. J., Wurdack, K. J., Davis, C. C. & Chase, M. W. (2005). Molecular phylogenetics of Phyllanthaceae.Evidence from plastid matK and nuclear PHYC se­ quences. Amer. J. Bot. 92: 132 - 141.
  • Thiers, B. (continuously updated). Index Herbariorum: A global directory of public herbaria and associated staff. New York Botanical Garden's Virtual Herbarium http://sweetgum.nybg.org/science/ih/.
  • Vorontsova, M. S. & Hoffmann, P. (2008). A phylogenetic classifi­cation of the tribe Poranthereae (Phyllanthaceae, Euphorbiaceae sensu lato). Kew. Bull. 63: 41 - 59.
  • Vorontsova, M. S., Hoffmann, P., Maurin, O. & Chase, M. W. (2007). Molecular phylogenetics of tribe Poranthereae (Phyllanthaceae, Euphorbiaceae sensu lato). Amer. J. Bot. 94: 2026 - 2040.
  • Webster, G. L. (1965). A revision of the genus Meineckia ( Euphorbiaceae). Acta. Bot. Neerl. 14: 323 - 365.
  • Wurdack, K. J., Samuel, R., de Bruijn, A., van der Bank, M.&Chase,M.W.(2004).Molecularphylogenetic analysis of Phyllanthaceae ( Phyllanthoideae pro parte, Euphorbiaceae sensu lato) using plastid rbcL DNA sequences. Amer. J. Bot. 92: 1397 - 1420.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 1, (1993) Author: by M. G. Gilbert [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
  • Websterin Acta Bot. Nederland 14: 323–365 (1965).

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Etud. Gén. Euph.: 586 (1858)
  • Webster in Acta Bot. Neerl. 14: 323 (1965)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2005 Harley, R.M.; Giulietti, A.M., et al. [54564] Brazil K000716410 Yes
Sep 18, 1963 Baron, R. [4198] Madagascar K000186730 Syntype Yes
Rakotonasolo, F.; Rapanarivo, S.H.J.V.; Letsara, R.; Randriamandimby, P.G. [RNF 1334] Madagascar K000664164 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000186621 Yes
Semsei, S.R. [1279] Tanzania K000453287 Type No
Procter, J.E.A. [2479] Tanzania K000453285 Type No
Thulin, M.; Mhoro, B. [3048] Tanzania K000453266 Type No
Semsei, S.R. [676] Tanzania K000453289 Type No
Perrier de la Bâthie, J.M.H.A. [9721] Madagascar K000186731 Unknown Type Material Yes
Lovett, J. [260] Tanzania Zimmermannia K000186568 Yes

Sources

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
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  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Bulletin

    • Kew Bulletin
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0