Araújo, Diogo;Alves, Marccus
Flueggea
Sign in to saveFlueggea, the bushweeds, is a genus of shrubs and trees in the family Phyllanthaceae first described as a genus in 1806. It is widespread across much of Asia, Africa, and various oceanic islands, with a few species in South America and on the Iberian Peninsula.
Species
PHYLUM
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
白饭树属（学名：Flueggea）是大戟科下的一个属，为直立灌木或小乔木植物。该属共有5种，分布于东半球热带地区。
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 182
- With media
- 173
- Family
- Phyllanthaceae
- Collections
- CAS, MICH, DAV, BRIT, NY, MO
- Recorded in
- Yemen, China, Australia, Indonesia, United States, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Madagascar
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Encyclopedic overview
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Flueggea, the bushweeds, is a genus of shrubs and trees in the family Phyllanthaceae first described as a genus in 1806. It is widespread across much of Asia, Africa, and various oceanic islands, with a few species in South America and on the Iberian Peninsula.
The genus is named after John Fluegge, a German cryptogamic botanist.
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