Bischofia
Genus of flowering plants
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Bischofia is a genus of plants in the family Phyllanthaceae first described as a genus in 1827.[2][3] It is native to southern China, the Indian subcontinent, Queensland, New Guinea, and various islands of the Pacific.[1][4] It is the only member of the tribe Bischofieae. They are dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants,[5] but may rarely be monoecious.[6]
| Bischofia | |
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| Bischofia javanica | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Phyllanthaceae |
| Subfamily: | Antidesmatoideae |
| Tribe: | Bischofieae |
| Genus: | Bischofia Blume |
| Synonyms[1] | |
The genus Bischofia was named after Gottleib Wilhelm T. G. Bischoff, 1797–1854, German botanist,[7] by Karl Blume.[8]
- species[1]
- Bischofia javanica Blume - S China, Taiwan, Ryukyu Is, Himalayas, India, Bangladesh, Assam, Andaman & Nicobar, Indochina, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Papuasia, Queensland, Fiji, Niue, Samoa, Tonga, Vanuatu, Cook Is, Society Is
- Bischofia polycarpa (H.Lév.) Airy Shaw - China (Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Shaanxi, Yunnan, Zhejiang)