Scientific name Glochidion Rank Genus | Subtribe Flueggeinae Higher classification Euphorbiaceae | |
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Lower classifications Needlebush, Glochidion ferdinandi, Glochidion tomentosum, Glochidion bourdillonii, Glochidion manono | ||
Glochidion is a genus of flowering plants, of the family Phyllanthaceae. It comprises about 300 species, distributed from Madagascar to the Pacific Islands. Glochidion species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Aenetus eximia and Endoclita damor. The Nicobarese people have attested to the medicinal properties found in G. calocarpum, saying that its bark and seed are most effective in curing abdominal disorders associated with amoebiasis.
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Scale bag on glochidion ferdinandi leaf
Selected species
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References
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