Common name
Mandarin: 毛果算盘子 (mao guo suan pan zi)
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2635)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2573)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2146)
Order: Malpighiales (111)
Family: Phyllanthaceae (5)(family description)
Genus: Phyllanthus (6)
Epithet: eriocarpus Müll.Arg. (1)
Synonyms: Diasperus anamiticus Kuntze, Diasperus eriocarpus (Champ. ex Benth.) Kuntze, Glochidion anamiticum Kuntze, Glochidion annamense Beille, Glochidion eriocarpum Champ., Glochidion esquirolii H.Lév.
eriocarpum => woolly fruits
esquirolii => in honor of Joseph Henri Esquirol (1870-1934), French missionary, linguist and plant collector in Yunnan, P.R. China
Characteristics
Climate: tropical
Habit: tree, arborescent
External links
Check for Phyllanthus eriocarpus at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [1134] Glochidion eriocarpum Champ. Ex Benth. - Hong Kong Flora and Vegetation
- [1158] Glochidion eriocarpum - Plants For A Future
- [1326] Glochidion eriocarpum - Flora of China @ efloras.org
