Meineckia

Meineckia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Phyllanthaceae first described as a genus in 1858.

Meineckia is one of eight genera in the tribe Poranthereae. They are native to the Americas, South Asia, Africa, and Madagascar. The genus is particularly well represented in Madagascar. Species of Meineckia may be monoecious or dioecious. They are trees or shrubs, or rarely, they are subherbaceous. Species Meineckia acuminata – Morogoro Meineckia baronii – NW Madagascar Meineckia bartlettii – Jalisco, Chiapas, Belize, Honduras Meineckia calycina – Anamalai Hills Meineckia capillipes – Guatemala, Honduras Meineckia cerebroides – SE Madagascar Meineckia decaryi – Madagascar Meineckia filipes – Socotra Meineckia fruticans – Kenya, Tanzania Meineckia gracilipes – SE Madagascar Meineckia grandiflora – Ulanga, Lindi Meineckia humbertii – SW Madagascar Meineckia leandrii – W Madagascar Meineckia longipes – SW India Meineckia macropus – Mishmi Hills Meineckia madagascariensis – E Madagascar Meineckia neogranatensis – Nicaragua, Colombia, Brazil Meineckia nusbaumeri – Madagascar Meineckia nguruensis – Nguru Meineckia orientalis – E Madagascar Meineckia ovata – Teita Meineckia parvifolia – S India, Sri Lanka Meineckia paxii – Lushoto Meineckia peltata – Madagascar Meineckia phyllanthoides – C + E Africa, Oman, Yemen Meineckia pubiflora – SW Madagascar Meineckia ranirisonii – Madagascar Meineckia stipularis – Tanzania Meineckia trichogynis – Madagascar Meineckia uzungwaensis – Mufindi Meineckia vestita – Tanzania Meineckia websteri – Madagascar