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 changes are accepted, then the name of this species will be Phyllanthus lanceolarius (Roxb.) Müll.Arg.

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General Information

Glochidion lanceolarium is an evergreen shrub or a tree, usually growing 1 - 3 metres tall, rarely 7 - 12 metres tall[].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of wood.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

Range

E. Asia - southern China, Nepal, northeast India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam.

Habitat

Open forests or scrub; at elevations from 500 - 1,200 metres[]. Chiefly found in moist places and ravines[].

Properties

Medicinal Rating
Other Uses Rating
Habit	Evergreen Shrub
Height	2.50 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

The plant (part not specified) is used in the treatment of anaemia, dysentery and uterine prolapse[].

Other Uses

The reddish-brown wood is moderately hard. A pretty wood[].

Propagation

Seed -

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