Phyllanthus nivosus

Phyllanthus nivosus
Phyllanthus nivosus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malpighiales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Malpighiales

Familia: Phyllanthaceae
Subfamilia: Phyllanthoideae
Tribus: Phyllantheae
Genus: Phyllanthus
Species: Phyllanthus nivosus

Name

Phyllanthus nivosus W.Bull, 1873

Synonyms

  • Homotypic
    • Breynia disticha f. nivosa (W.Bull) Croizat ex Radcl.-Sm. in Kew Bull. 35: 498 (1980)
    • Breynia nivosa (W.Bull) Small in Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 37: 516 (1910)
  • Heterotypic
    • Breynia axillaris Spreng. in Pl. Min. Cogn. Pug. 2: 92 (1815)
    • Breynia disticha J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. in Char. Gen. Pl.: 146 (1776)
    • Breynia disticha var. genuina Müll.Arg. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 15(2): 439 (1866), not validly publ.
    • Breynia disticha var. neocaledonica (Baill.) Müll.Arg. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 15(2): 439 (1866)
    • Breynia nivosa var. roseopicta (Burb.) F.Br. in Bull. Bernice P. Bishop Mus. 130: 137 (1935)
    • Melanthesa neocaledonica Baill. in Adansonia 2: 240 (1862)
    • Melanthesa neocaledonica var. forsteri Müll.Arg. in Linnaea 32: 74 (1863)
    • Phyllanthus atropurpureus Van Geert in Nursery Cat. (Auguste Van Geert) 76: 23 (1878)
    • Phyllanthus nivosus roseopictus (Burb.) Regel in Gartenflora 28: 21 (1879)
    • Phyllanthus roseopictus Burb. in Garden (London, 1871-1927) 10: 261 (1876)
    • Phyllanthus roseus-pictus Hovey in Nursery Cat. (Hovey & co.) 1882: 12 (1882), orth. var.
    • Phyllanthus sandwicensis var. hypoglaucus H.Lév. in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 10: 124 (1911)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Australasia
    • Regional:Papuasia
      • New Caledonia, Vanuatu
    • Introduced into:
      • Bolivia, Caroline Is., Chagos Archipelago, Cook Is., Cuba, Dominican Republic, Fiji, Florida, Gambia, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Haiti, Hawaii, Leeward Is., Line Is., Marianas, Marshall Is., Niue, Norfolk Is., Ogasawara-shoto, Puerto Rico, Samoa, Seychelles, Society Is., Trinidad-Tobago, Tuamotu, Windward Is.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

Additional references

  • 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.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Roomysbossie (kultivar: 'Roseo-picta')
English: Snowbush
suomi: Hiutalepensas
lea faka-Tonga: Lole
中文: 彩葉山漆莖
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