Glochidion_puberum

<i>Glochidion puberum</i>

Glochidion puberum

Species of flowering plant

Glochidion puberum is a species of shrub or small tree in the family Phyllanthaceae. It is native to China, where it is widely distributed in both subtropical and temperate regions (Anhui, Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guizhou, Hainan, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, and Zhejiang provinces and Tibet and Guangxi autonomous regions). It has also been reported from Taiwan and Japan, and is morphologically very similar to the species Glochidion chodoense, endemic to southern South Korea.[1][2] In Mandarin it is known as 算盘子 (suanpanzi), which also refers to the genus Glochidion as a whole. In China it is used for medicinal purposes.

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This species has become naturalized at several locations in Alabama in the United States.[3][4]

References

  1. [1]
    "Glochidion in Flora of China @ efloras.org".
  2. [2]
    Hwang, H.-S.; et al. (2013) "Distributional Characteristics of Plants in Hajo Island of Jeollanam-do, South Korea." Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity. 6: 435–448.
  3. [3]
    Fearn, M. L.; Urbatsch, L. E. (2001) "Glochidion puberum (Euphorbiaceae) naturalized in southern Alabama." SIDA, Contributions to Botany. 19: 711–714.
  4. [4]
    "Glochidion puberum in Flora of North America @ efloras.org".


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