List of Phyllanthus species

This is an alphabetical list of species belonging to the genus Phyllanthus (family Phyllanthaceae).

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A

• P. abnormis (P. drummondii)-- Drummond's leaf-flower
• P. abnormis var. riograndensis
• P. acidus (Cicca disticha, Cicca acida, Averrhoa acida and P. distichus) - Tahitian gooseberry tree, gooseberry tree, Otaheite gooseberry, Malay gooseberry or country gooseberry
• P. acinacifolius
• P. actephilifolius
• P. acuminatissimus
• P. acuminatus - Jamaican gooseberry tree
  • P. adenophyllus - Rio Grande leafflower
• P. aeneus
  • P. aeneus var. cordifolius
  • P. aeneus var. aeneus
  • P. aeneus var. longistylis
  • P. aeneus var. nepouiensis
  • P. aeneus var. papillosus
• P. affinis
• P. anabaptizatus
• P. anadenus (P. subapicalis)
• P. anceps
• P. angolensis
• P. angulatus (Fluggea microcarpa)
• P. angustifolius
• P. aoupiniensis
• P. apiculatus
• P. aquaticus
• P. archboldianus
• P. ardisianthus
• P. aricularia
• P. arvensis
• P. asperulatus
• P. atabapoensis
• P. attenuatus
• P. augustifolius -- foliage flower
• P. avanguiensis
• P. avicularia

B

• P. baccatus
• P. bahamensis
• P. balansaeanus. Varieties include: glaber.
• P. baracoensis
• P. beillei
• P. benguetensis
• P. bernhardii
• P. bernierianus. Varieties include: glaber.
• P. berteroanus
• P. biantherifer
• P. biflorus
• P. biglobosus
• P. blancoanus
• P. boehmii
• P. boguenensis
• P. borjaesis
• P. bourgeoisii
• P. brachycladus (P. rupestris)
  • P. brachycladus var. oblongifolius
• P. brachyphyllus
• P. brandegei
• P. breviramis
• P. brevistipulus
• P. buchii
• P. bupleuroides. Varieties include: latiaxialis.
• P. buxifolius

C

• P. caesiifolius
• P. caespitosus
• P. calcicola
• P. cardiophyllus
• P. caribaeus
• P. carolinensis -- Carolina leafflower.
  • P. carolinensis var. saxicola
• P. carlottae
• P. carnosulus
• P. carrenoi
• P. cassioides
• P. caudatifolius
• P. caudatus. Varieties include: pubescens.
• P. caymanensis
• P. ceramanthus
• P. ceratostemon
• P. chacoensis
• P. chamaecerasus. Varieties include: aoupiniensis, longipedicellatus and meoriensis.
• P. chamecristoides. Varieties include: similis.
• P. chimantae
• P. choretroides
• P. choristylus
• P. ciliato-glandulosus
• P. cinereus
• P. cladotrichus
• P. clamboides
• P. claussenii. Varieties include: oblongifolius.
• P. coalcomanensis
• P. coelophyllus
• P. comosus
• P. confusus
• P. congestus
• P. conjugatus
• P. corcovadensis
• P. coxianus
• P. crassinervius
• P. cristallensis
• P. croizatii

D

• P. debilis -- lagoon spurge, niruri
• P. delagoensis
• P. delicatissimus
• P. diffusus -- Stipulate leafflower. Latin synonym: P. stipulatus
• P. dimorphus
• P. discoideus
• P. dracunculoides. Varieties include: amieuensis and tiwakaensis
• P. duidae
• P. mallesha

E

• P. echinospermus
• P. ekmanii
• P. emblica -- Indian gooseberry, myrobalan, emblic myrobalan, emblic. Latin synonym: Emblica officinalis
• P. engleri
• P. epiphyllanthus. Subspecies include: domingensis. Varieties include: dilatatus.
• P. ericoides
• P. erythranthus
• P. erythrotrichus
• P. estrellensis
• P. euwensii
• P. excisus

F

• P. faguettii. Varieties include: brevipedicellatus.
• P. fastigiatus
• P. favieri. Varieties include: kaalaensis.
• P. ferax
• P. flagelliformis. Varieties include: demonstrans.
• P. flexuosus
• P. fluitans
• P. formosus
• P. fraguensis
• P. fraternus -- gulf leaf flower
• P. friesii
• P. fuertesii

G

• P. galeottianus
• P. gallinetae
• P. garberi
• P. gastroemii
• P. gentryi
• P. gillettianus
• P. glaucophyllus
• P. glaucoviridis
• P. glaziovii
• P. glochidioides
• P. gneissicus. Varieties include: brumoiriensis.
• P. goniocladus
• P. gongyloides - a new species discovered in Bahia.
• P. gossweileri
• P. grahamii
• P. graminicola
• P. grandifolius
• P. greenei
• P. grisebachianus

H

• P. hakgalensis
• P. hainanensis
• P. haplocladus
• P. harrimanii
• P. haughtii
• P. heliotropus
• P. heteromorpha
• P. heyneanus
• P. holostylus
• P. hotteanus
• P. houailouensis
• P. huallagensis
• P. hurlimanii
• P. hutchinsonianus

I

• P. ibonensis
• P. ichthyomethius
• P. inaequalis
• P. inaequiflorus
• P. inaequifolius
• P. incrustatus
• P. incurvus
• P. inflatus
• P. isolepsis
• P. itatiaiensis

J

• P. jablonskianus
• P. jaffrei
• P. jauaensis
• P. jaubertii
• P. juglandifolius
• P. jullienii
• P. junceus

K

• P. kaessneri
• P. kirganelia
• P. klotzschianus. Varieties include: robustus.
• P. koniamboensis. Varieties include: taomensis.
• P. korthalsii
• P. koumacensis. Varieties include: brevitepalis.

L

• P. lacerilobus
• P. larensis
• P. lathyroides. Varieties include: microphyllus.
• P. laxiflorus
• P. lediformis
• P. leonardorum
• P. leptobotryosus
• P. leucanthus. Latin synonym: P. eylesii.
• P. leucocalyx
• P. leytensis
• P. liebmannianus
• P. lindbergsii
• P. loandensis
• P. longipes
• P. longiflorus
• P. longistylis
• P. loranthoides. Varieties include: longifolius and ripicola.
• P. luciliae

M

• P. macranthus. Varieties include: macranthus.
• P. madeirensis. Formerly known as: P. acutifolius.
• P. maderaspatensis -- canoe weed
• P. maestrensis
• P. mafingensis
• P. majus
• P. maleolens
• P. mandjeliaensis
• P. mangenotii
• P. manicaensis
• P. marianus
• P. marguirei
• P. martinii
• P. matsumurae
• P. mcphersonii
• P. mcvaughii
• P. martii
• P. megalanthus
• P. melanodiscus
• P. memaoyaensis
• P. mendesii
• P. mendoncae
• P. mickelii
• P. micrandus
• P. micranthus
• P. microcladus Müll.Arg.
• P. microdendron
• P. microdictyus
• P. micromalus
• P. micromeris
• P. microphyllus. Varieties include: radicans.
• P. mimicus
• P. minarum
• P. minimus
• P. minor
• P. minutiflorus
• P. minutifolius
• P. mirabilis Müll.Arg. 1874 - the only succulent species of this genus
• P. montis-fontium
• P. montrouzieri. Varieties include: pandopensis.
• P. mouensis
• P. muellerianus
• P. myriophyllus
• P. myrtaceus
• P. myrtifolius -- mousetail plant
• P. myrtilloides. Subspecies include: alainii and erythrinus.

N

• P. nanus
• P. neblinae
• P. neogranatensis
• P. neopeltandrus
• P. ningaensis
• P. niruri -- gale of the wind, carry me seed, quinine weed, seed underleaf, stone-breaker. The former species P. amarus (carry-me-seed) and P. sellowianus are now officially varieties of P. niruri. Latin synonyms: Diasperus niruri, P. asperulatus, P. filiformis
• P. nivosus
• P. nobilis. Varieties include: brasiliensis and peruvianus.
• P. norlindii
• P. nothisii
• P. nummulariifolius. Varieties include capillaris and nummulariifolius.
• P. nummulariodes
• P. nyikae

O

• P. oaxacanus
• P. obfalcatus
• P. odontadenius
• P. omahakensis
• P. orbiculatus
• P. ovalifolius. Latin synonym: P. guineensis.

P

• P. pachystylus
• P. paezensis
• P. paraqueensis
• P. parvulus. Varieties include: parvulus.
• P. paucitepalus
• P. paxii
• P. pectinatus
• P. pentandrus
• P. pentaphyllus. Varieties include: pentaphyllus and polycladus (Five-petaled leafflower).
• P. phlebocarpus
• P. pimichinianus
• P. piscatorum
• P. pillifer
• P. pinnatus. Latin synonym: P. kirkianus.
• P. pinosius
• P. platylepsis
• P. poeppigianus
• P. polyanthus
• P. polycladus. Varieties include: guadeloupensis.
• P. polyphyllus
• P. poueboensis
• P. poumensis. Varieties include: longistylis and longitepalus.
• P. procerus
• P. profusus
• P. prostratus
• P. pruinosus
• P. pseudocarunculatus
• P. pseudocicca
• P. pseudoconami
• P. pseudoniruri
• P. pseudonobilis
• P. pseudotrichopodus
• P. piscatorum
• P. polygonoides -- Smartweed leafflower
• P. pudens -- Birdseed leafflower
• P. pulcher -- tropical leafflower
• P. punctulatus
• P. purpusii

R

• P. racemigerus
• P. ramosii
• P. ramosissimum
• P. reticulatus -- potatobush, kajibajiba. Varieties include glaber and reticulatus.
• P. retinervis
• P. retroflexus
• P. riedelianus
• P. rivularis
• P. rosellus
• P. rotundifolius. Latin synonym: P. aspericaulis.
• P. rupicola

S

• P. scorbarius
• P. selbyi
• P. sagraeanus
• P. sequoiafolius
• P. serpentinicola
• P. shaferi
• P. sibuyanensis
• P. simplex. Latin synonym: P. virgatus.
• P. skutchii
• P. smithianus
• P. spathifolius
• P. spruceanus
• P. squamatus
• P. strobilaceus
• P. subcarnosus
• P. subcuneatus
• P. subemarginatus
• P. sublanatus

T

• P. tangoensis
• P. taylorianus. Latin synonym: P. niruroides.
• P. tenellus -- Mascarene island leafflower
• P. tener
• P. tenuicaulis
• P. tenuipedicellatus. Varieties include: kaloueholaensis and tontoutaensis.
• P. tenuipes
• P. tepuicola
• P. tequilaensis
• P. thymoides
• P. tsetserrae

U

• P. udoricola
• P. umbratus
• P. urbanianus
• P. urdanetensis
• P. urinaria -- Chamberbitter, longstalked phyllanthus
• P. ussuriensis

V

• P. vacciniifolius. Subspecies include: vinillaensis.
• P. valeriae
• P. venosus
• P. ventricosus
• P. ventuarii
• P. verrucosus
• P. vespertilio
• P. virgulatus
• P. viridis

W

• P. welwitschianus. Varieties include beillei (also called Phyllanthus stolzianus).
• P. williamoides
• P. wittei
• P. womersleyi
• P. woodii
• P. wrightii

X

• P. xiphephorus

Y

• P. yaouhensis
• P. yvettae

Z

• P. zambicus
• P. zanthoxyloides
• P. zeylanicus
• P. zippelianus
• P. zornioides