Phyllanthaceae
Phyllanthaceae Martinov, Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 369. 1820. 'Phyllanthus Family'
Characteristic Features:
Monoecious or dioecious trees, shrubs or herbs with finely cracking bark, latex absent
Leaves often two ranked, entire, stipulate, pinnately veined, glands lacking
Flowers small
Carpels have two ovules each, fruits explosively dehiscent
Diversity:
World- 58 genera 2,099 species (The Plant List 2013); 57 genera 2,050 species (Christenhusz & Byng 2016); 57 genera, 2000 species (Mabberely 2017); 58 genera, 2054 species (Roskov et al. 2021)
India - 17 genera 146 species (Chakrabarty et al. 2012)
Uttarakhand -10 genera 29 species (Uniyal et al. 2007)
Pantnagar - 4 genera, 8 species
General Characters:
Phyllanthaceae in POWO 2021 (Plants of the World Online)
Phyllanthaceae in Wikipedia
Systematic Position of the Family in Different Systems of Classifications:
Systematic position in 2-Superkingdom, 7-Kingdom classification of Ruggiero et al. (2015)
Super Kingdom- Eukaryota, Kingdom- Plantae, Subkingdom- Viridiplantae, Infrakingdom- Streptophyta, Superphylum- Embryophyta, Phylum- Tracheophyta, Subphylum- Spermatophytina, Superclass- Angiospermae, Class- Magnoliopsida, Superorder- Rosanae, Order-Malpighiales
Bentham & Hooker (1862-83)
Class : Dicotyledons
Subclass : Monochlamydeae
Series : Unisexuales*
Engler & Prantl (1887-1915)
Kingdom : Plantae
Division : Embryophyta Siphonogama
Subdivision: Angiospermae
Class : Dicotyledoneae
Subclass : Archichlamydeae
Order : Geraniales
Hutchinson (1973)
Phylum : Angiospermae
Subphylum: Dicotyledones
Division : Lignosae
Order : Euphorbiales*
Cronquist (1988)
Division : Magnoliophyta
Class : Magnoliopsida
Subclass : Rosidae
Order : Euphorbiales*
Thorne & Reveal (2007)
Class : Magnoliopsida
Subclass : Rosidae
Super Order: Podostemanae
Order : Euphorbiales*
Takhtajan (2009)
Phylum : Magnoliophyta
Class : Magnoliopsida
Subclass : Dilleniidae
Super Order: Euphorbianae
Order : Euphorbiales
Reveal (2012)
Class : Equisetopsida
Subclass : Magnoliidae
Super Order: Rosanae
Order : Euphorbiales
APG-IV (2016)
Clade : Angiosperms
Clade : Eudicots
Clade : Core Eudicots
Clade : Superrosids
Clade : Rosids
Clade : Fabids
Order : Malpighiales
Shipunov (2020)
Class : Angiospermae
Subclass : Rosidae
Super Order: Celastranae
Order : Malpighiales
Suborder : Linineae
Genera & Species in Pantnagar
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~~~Wild Flora~~~
***Cultivated Flora***
Phyllanthus emblica L.
Vernacular name: Indian gooseberry (English); Amla, Anwla, Brahma vriksh (Hindi)
Nativity: Tropical and Subtropical Asia (POWO, 2019)
Common Characteristics: Woody, deciduous trees. Leaves simple on short stems, sessile. Flowers on short branches, white or cream coloured. Fruits globose.
Flowering period: March to May
Propagation Methods: Grown by seed and grafting (Dave’s Garden)
Photographed @ HRC