Phyllanthus bourdillonii
Species of flowering plant
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Phyllanthus bourdillonii is a species of flowering plant in the family Phyllanthaceae.[2][3] It is a tree native to Bhutan and to Kerala in southern India.[2]
| Phyllanthus bourdillonii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Phyllanthaceae |
| Genus: | Phyllanthus |
| Species: | P. bourdillonii |
| Binomial name | |
| Phyllanthus bourdillonii (Gamble) Chakrab. & N.P.Balakr. | |
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Varieties
Two varieties are accepted:
- Phyllanthus bourdillonii var. bhutanicus (D.G.Long) Chakrab. & N.P.Balakr. (synonyms Glochidion bhutanicum D.G.Long, G. bourdillonii var. bhutanicum (D.G.Long) Chakrab. & M.Gangop., and G. bourdillonii subsp. bhutanicum (D.G.Long) Chakrab. & N.P.Balakr.) – Bhutan
- Phyllanthus bourdillonii var. bourdillonii – Kerala
Range and habitat
In Kerala it grows in the southern Western Ghats, at forest margins at low and medium elevations.[1] In Bhutan it grows between Samdrupjongkhar and Riserboo in southern Bhutan, in cool-climate broadleaf forest at 2,150 metres elevation.[4]