Glochidion oxycarpum (Müll.Arg.) R.W.Bouman 2018

Bouman, R. W., Keβler, P. J. A., Telford, I. R. H., Bruhl, J. J. & Welzen, P. C. van, 2018, Subgeneric delimitation of the plant genus Phyllanthus (Phyllanthaceae), Blumea 63 (2), pp. 167-198 : 170

Glochidion oxycarpum (Müll.Arg.) R.W.Bouman , comb. nov.

Phyllanthus oxycarpus Müll.Arg., Prodr. 15, 2 (1866) 1270. — Diasperus oxycarpus (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze (1891) 600. — Type: Teijsmann s.n. (holo GDC), Indonesia, Sumatra.

Note — In his treatment of the genus Phyllanthus for De Candolle, Müller (1866) reduced the genus Glochidion to a few sections within Phyllanthus . Phyllanthus oxycarpus Müll. Arg. was first described by Müller (1866) and placed in section Euglochidion Müll.Arg. as it closely resembled P. subscandens (Zoll. & Moritzi) Müll.Arg. (a synonym of G. zeylanicum (Gaertn.) A.Juss. ). Other species first published in section Euglochidion by Müller were all transferred to the genus by other authors (e.g., Boerlage 1900, Smith 1910), but we were unable to find a transfer for G. oxycarpum . The description lists no nectar disc, a 5- or 6-locular ovary with columnar style, which are all typical features for the genus Glochidion and therefore this species is transferred here.