Actephila

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
Herbarium specimen of "Actephila excelsa" v. "javanica"
Herbarium specimen of Actephila excelsa v. javanica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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]
  • Lithoxylon Endl.
  • Anomospermum Dalzell 1851, illegitimate homonym, not Miers 1851 (Menispermaceae)

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]
  1. Actephila albidula Gagnep.
  2. Actephila anthelminthica Gagnep.
  3. Actephila aurantiaca Ridl.
  4. Actephila bella P.I.Forst.
  5. Actephila championiae P.I.Forst.
  6. Actephila collinsiae W.Hunter ex Craib
  7. Actephila daii Yhin
  8. Actephila dolichopoda Airy Shaw
  9. Actephila excelsa (Dalzell) Müll.Arg.
  10. Actephila flavescens P.I.Forst.
  11. Actephila foetida Domin
  12. Actephila grandifolia (Müll.Arg.) Baill.
  13. Actephila latifolia Benth.
  14. Actephila lindleyi (Steud.) Airy Shaw
  15. Actephila longipedicellata (Merr.) Croizat
  16. Actephila macrantha Gagnep.
  17. Actephila mearsii C.T.White
  18. Actephila merrilliana Chun
  19. Actephila nitidula Gagnep.
  20. Actephila ovalis (Ridl.) Gage
  21. Actephila petiolaris Benth.
  22. Actephila pierrei Gagnep.
  23. Actephila platysepala Gagnep.
  24. Actephila plicata P.I.Forst.
  25. Actephila sessilifolia Benth.
  26. Actephila subsessilis Gagnep.
  27. Actephila traceyi P.I.Forst.
  28. Actephila trichogyna Airy Shaw
  29. Actephila venusta P.I.Forst.
  30. Actephila vernicosa P.I.Forst.
Formerly included[3]

moved to other genera: Cleidion Excoecaria Pentabrachion Phyllanthus

  1. A. africana - Pentabrachion reticulatum
  2. A. flaviflora - Phyllanthus flaviflorus
  3. A. megistophylla - Cleidion megistophyllum
  4. A. rectinervis - Excoecaria rectinervis
  5. A. reticulata - Pentabrachion reticulatum

References
  1. Maria S. Vorontsova and Petra Hoffmann. 2008. "A phylogenetic classification of tribe Poranthereae (Phyllanthaceae)." Kew Bulletin 63(1):41-59.
  2. Actephila In: Index Nominum Genericorum. In: Regnum Vegetabile (see External links below).
  3. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  4. 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).
  5. Flora of China Vol. 11 Page 168 喜光花属 xi guang hua shu Actephila Blume, Bijdr. 581. 1826.


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