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Systematic wood anatomy of the tribe Phyllantheae (Phyllanthaceae, Euphorbiaceae s.l.) from India: implication in reinstatement of Phyllanthus, Glochidion and allies
Author(s) -
Jangid Prem Prakash,
Gupta Sangeeta
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
nordic journal of botany
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.333
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1756-1051
pISSN - 0107-055X
DOI - 10.1111/njb.01072
Subject(s) - biology , phyllanthus , phyllanthus emblica , euphorbiaceae , botany , tribe , traditional medicine , anthropology , medicine , sociology
The present paper provides a comprehensive wood anatomical survey of sixteen Indian species belonging to six genera, viz. Breynia, Flueggea, Glochidion, Leptopus, Margaritaria and Phyllanthus , of Phyllantheae (Phyllanthaceae). Systematic relationships were evaluated within the Phyllantheae with special emphasis on wood anatomical distinctiveness and recognition of genera within the super‐genus Phyllanthus s.l. Except for Leptopus , the wood microstructure of all genera was found to be largely homogeneous. The results confirm the generic identity of Glochidion, Phyllanthus and Breynia s.l. (including Sauropus ) within Phyllanthus s.l. and supports the segregation of Leptopus from Phyllantheae. Further, the results did not favour the placement of P. columnaris and P. polyphyllus in same subsection ‘ Polyphylli ’ of Emblica sect. Emblica . Ecological and evolutionary aspects of the wood anatomy within the tribe are also discussed.