Phyllanthus glaucus Wall. ex Müll.Arg., Linnaea 32: 14 1863. (Syn: Diasperus flueggeiformis (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze; Diasperus glaucus (Wall. ex Müll.Arg.) Kuntze; Flueggeopsis glauca (Wall. ex Müll.Arg.) D.Das; Hemicicca glauca (Wall. ex Müll.Arg.) Hurus. & Yu.Tanaka; Phyllanthus flueggeiformis Müll.Arg.); , Nepal to S. China: Assam, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, Nepal, Tibet as per POWO; .        Location: Phulchoki, Lalitpur Date: 3 July 2019 Elevation: 1998 m. Habit : Wild Phyllanthus ?? Sir, please add habit too along with habitat, mean here tree or Shrub or herb. Shrub. I guess it is distinct in the 5. This is nearest to Phyllanthus sikkimensis but the fruits are smooth. Usually they are mildly puberulous and muriculate. Please look at the seeds whether they have any hairs. Please also try to collect he flowers. Thank you …! The flowering season is over and need to wait for the next season but did not find any mention of flowering period in ACFPN and FoI. By the way there is approx. difference of 1700 m in elevation as compared to the description mentioned in ACPN and FoI. Is it possible due to global warming? Any possibility of Phyllanthus glaucus Wall. ex Müll.Arg. ?? I think yes, Phyllanthus glaucus is a good match! .
Location: Phulchoki, Kathmandu Date: 08 July 2023 Elevation: 1998 m. Habit : Wild Syn : Phyllanthus glaucus Wall. ex Müll.Arg. .
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Location: Phulchoki, Lalitpur Date: 07 June 2024 Altitude: 1600m. Habitat : Wild Syn : Phyllanthus glaucus Wall. ex Müll.Arg. .
Location: Godawari, Lalitpur Date: 03 May 2025 Altitude: 1600m. Habitat : Wild The molecular studies by Bouman et al. are based on meagre sampling and not dependable. Hence it is better to return back to Phyllanthus sensu lato till further molecular studies covering wider areas are carried out. They studied no specimen from India. At least I am not agreeing to their classification. There are numerous mistakes in their paper indicating they do not know taxonomy. So, we ignore the enclosed article for the time being ? It is better to ignore this paper till wider consensus is arrived at. Even POWO has not entered any name so far proposed by Bouman. OK
. References: POWO The Plant List Annotated checklist of Flowering plants of Nepal Flora of China FoC illustration India Biodiversity Portal Asian Flora |
Phyllanthus glaucus
Updated on May 11, 2025