This species may be transferred to the genus Phyllanthus. A paper by Warren L. Wagner and David H. Lorence ‘A nomenclator of Pacific oceanic island Phyllanthus (Phyllanthaceae), including Glochidion’ PhytoKeys 4:67-94 (2011)[], has proposed submerging the genera Breynia, Glochidion, Reverchonia, Phyllanthodendron, and Sauropus into a broadened concept of the genus Phyllanthus. This proposal has not yet (2014) been fully accepted, although the ‘World Checklist of Selected Plant Families’ has accepted the name changes of the Pacific Island species of Glochidion, as detailed in the paper. If the proposals are accepted, then the name of this species will be Phyllanthus daltonii Müll.Arg.[].

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General Information

Glochidion daltonii is a shrub or a tree that can grow from 3 - 10 metres tall[].
The tree is harvested from the wild as a source of tannins.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

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Range

E. Asia - southern China, northeast India, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia.

Habitat

Locally common, in disturbed lower montane forest, old clearings in evergreen forest, mixed deciduous forest, dry dipterocarp forest, open Quercus-dipterocarp forest, growing along streams; at elevations from 200 - 2,000 metres[, ].

Properties

Other Uses Rating
Habit	Tree
Height	7.50 m
Pollinators	Moths
Cultivation Status	Wild

Cultivation Details

This species is noteworthy for its pollination mechanism, which involves a symbiotic relationship with moths of the genus Epicephala. This closely parallels that found in Yucca species[].

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

The bark, leaves, and fruits contain copious tannins[].

Propagation

Seed -

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