About Glochidion candolleanum
Phyllanthus candolleanus is a species of flowering plant in the family Phyllanthaceae. It is a tree native to Sri Lanka and southern India (Karnataka and Tamil Nadu). The species was first described as Lobocarpus candolleanus in 1834. In 2007 it was moved to genus Phyllanthus as P. candolleanus. It is known by various synonyms, including Glochidion pauciflorum and Glochidion sisparense.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Glochidion candolleanum
- Genus
- Glochidion
- Family
- EUPHORBIACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Evergreen and shola forests
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka
- Flowering & fruiting
- December-July
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Botanical family
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Glochidion candolleanum belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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