Bischofia

Bischofia is a genus of plants in the family Phyllanthaceae first described as a genus in 1827. It is native to southern China, the Indian subcontinent, Queensland, New Guinea, and various islands of the Pacific. It is the only member of the tribe Bischofieae. They are dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants, but may rarely be monoecious.

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Genus

PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderMalpighiales
FamilyPhyllanthaceae

Native toAndaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, Caroline Is., China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Cook Is., East Himalaya

Bischofia es un género de plantas fanerógamas y el único género de la tribu Bischofieae, perteneciente a la familia Phyllanthaceae. Consiste en dos especies distribuidas por China, Australia y Polinesia.

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 54
With media: 44
Family: Phyllanthaceae
Collections: A, CAS, GH, BRIT, RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, BPBM
Recorded in: Philippines, Papua New Guinea, United States, New Caledonia, Nouvelle-CaléDonie

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The genus Bischofia was named after Gottleib Wilhelm T. G. Bischoff, 1797–1854, German botanist, by Karl Blume. species Bischofia javanica Blume - S China, Taiwan, Ryukyu Is, Himalayas, India, Bangladesh, Assam, Andaman & Nicobar, Indochina, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Papuasia, Queensland, Fiji, Niue, Samoa, Tonga, Vanuatu, Cook Is, Society Is Bischofia polycarpa (H.Lév.) Airy Shaw - China (Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Shaanxi, Yunnan, Zhejiang)

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