Actephila is a genus of plants in the family Phyllanthaceae, first described as a genus in 1826. It is one of 8 genera in the tribe Poranthereae, and is most closely related to Leptopus. The name of the genus is derived from two Greek words, akte, "the seashore", and philos, "loving". It refers to a coastal habitat.[4]
| Actephila | |
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| Herbarium specimen of Actephila excelsa v. javanica | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Phyllanthaceae |
| Subfamily: | Phyllanthoideae |
| Tribe: | Poranthereae |
| Genus: | Actephila Blume |
| Type species | |
| Actephila javanica | |
| Synonyms[3] | |
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Actephila consists of monoecious trees, shrubs, and subshrubs. The genus is not well understood and is in much need of revision.[1] It is native to Southeast Asia, China, the Himalayas, Papuasia and northern Australia.[3][5]
- Species[3]
- Actephila albidula Gagnep.
- Actephila anthelminthica Gagnep.
- Actephila aurantiaca Ridl.
- Actephila bella P.I.Forst.
- Actephila championiae P.I.Forst.
- Actephila collinsiae W.Hunter ex Craib
- Actephila daii Yhin
- Actephila dolichopoda Airy Shaw
- Actephila excelsa (Dalzell) Müll.Arg.
- Actephila flavescens P.I.Forst.
- Actephila foetida Domin
- Actephila grandifolia (Müll.Arg.) Baill.
- Actephila latifolia Benth.
- Actephila lindleyi (Steud.) Airy Shaw
- Actephila longipedicellata (Merr.) Croizat
- Actephila macrantha Gagnep.
- Actephila mearsii C.T.White
- Actephila merrilliana Chun
- Actephila nitidula Gagnep.
- Actephila ovalis (Ridl.) Gage
- Actephila petiolaris Benth.
- Actephila pierrei Gagnep.
- Actephila platysepala Gagnep.
- Actephila plicata P.I.Forst.
- Actephila sessilifolia Benth.
- Actephila subsessilis Gagnep.
- Actephila traceyi P.I.Forst.
- Actephila trichogyna Airy Shaw
- Actephila venusta P.I.Forst.
- Actephila vernicosa P.I.Forst.
- Formerly included[3]
moved to other genera: Cleidion Excoecaria Pentabrachion Phyllanthus
- A. africana - Pentabrachion reticulatum
- A. flaviflora - Phyllanthus flaviflorus
- A. megistophylla - Cleidion megistophyllum
- A. rectinervis - Excoecaria rectinervis
- A. reticulata - Pentabrachion reticulatum
References edit
- ^ a b Maria S. Vorontsova and Petra Hoffmann. 2008. "A phylogenetic classification of tribe Poranthereae (Phyllanthaceae)." Kew Bulletin 63(1):41-59.
- ^ Actephila In: Index Nominum Genericorum. In: Regnum Vegetabile (see External links below).
- ^ a b c d Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Umberto Quattrocchi. 2000. CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names volume I. CRC Press: Boca Raton; New York; Washington, DC, USA. London, UK. ISBN 978-0-8493-2675-2 (vol. I). (see External links below).
- ^ Flora of China Vol. 11 Page 168 喜光花属 xi guang hua shu Actephila Blume, Bijdr. 581. 1826.
External links edit
- Actephila At:ING At: References At: NMNH Department of Botany At: Research and Collections At: Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
- CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names: A-C At: Botany & Plant Science At: Life Science At: CRC Press