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Cleistanthus
thumb|190px|Cleistanthus collinus in [[Narsapur, Medak district, India. ]]
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderMalpighiales
- FamilyPhyllanthaceae
Native toAndaman Is., Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Burundi, Cabinda, Cambodia, Cameroon, Caroline Is., Central African Republic
General: Members of Cleistanthus are found in primary rain forest
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thumb|190px|Cleistanthus collinus in [[Narsapur, Medak district, India. ]]
Cleistanthus is a plant genus of the family Phyllanthaceae, tribe Bridelieae, first described as a genus in 1848. It is widespread in much of the Old World Tropics in Asia, Africa, Australia, and various oceanic islands. Cleistanthus collinus is known for being toxic and may be the agent of homicides or suicides. Species