Phyllanthus bourdillonii
StatusVU
Status systemIUCN2.3
GenusPhyllanthus
Speciesbourdillonii
Authority(Gamble) Chakrab. & N.P.Balakr.
Subdivision
  • Phyllanthus bourdillonii var. bhutanicus (D.G.Long) Chakrab. & N.P.Balakr.
  • Phyllanthus bourdillonii var. bourdillonii

Phyllanthus bourdillonii is a species of flowering plant in the family Phyllanthaceae.[1][2] It is a tree native to Bhutan and to Kerala in southern India.[1]

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.[3] In Bhutan it grows between Samdrupjongkhar and Riserboo in southern Bhutan, in cool-climate broadleaf forest at 2,150 metres elevation.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Phyllanthus bourdillonii (Gamble) Chakrab. & N.P.Balakr.". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
  2. ^ "Glochidion bourdillonii Gamble". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
  3. ^ World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Glochidion bourdillonii". Vol. 1998. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T31229A9617621.en. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
  4. ^ Bhutan Endemic Flowering Plants Workshop. (2017). "Glochidion bourdillonii var. bhutanicum". Vol. 2017. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T84799055A84799063.en. Retrieved 29 May 2026.