Sauropus
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The genus Sauropus, of the Phyllanthaceae family, comprises about 40 species of herbs, shrubs or subshrubs, sometimes with woody bases. These plants can be monoecious or dioecious. They are distributed in Southeast Asia, Malesia and Australia.
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[edit] Description
Sauropus species have alternate, entire leaves with short petioles and small stipules. Flowers appear at axiles and mainly form clusters. There are 6 perianth segments divided in 2 whorls, with female flowers often having bigger perianths. At male flowers, the perianth is tube-like, with 3 stamen. The fruit is berry-like, ovoid or globose, and fleshy.
[edit] Species include
- Sauropus albiflorus
- Sauropus amabilis
- Sauropus amoebiflorous
- Sauropus androgynus - star gooseberry, katuk
- Sauropus assimilis
- Sauropus asteranthos
- Sauropus bacciformis
- Sauropus bicolor
- Sauropus brevipes
- Sauropus brunonis
- Sauropus convexus
- Sauropus convollerioides
- Sauropus crassifolius
- Sauropus discocalyx
- Sauropus ditassoides
- Sauropus garrettii
- Sauropus glaucus
- Sauropus gracilis
- Sauropus granulosus
- Sauropus heteroblastus
- Sauropus hirsutus
- Sauropus hirtellus
- Sauropus kerrii
- Sauropus macranthus
- Sauropus ochrophyllus
- Sauropus orbicularis
- Sauropus pauciflorus
- Sauropus poomae
- Sauropus pulchellus
- Sauropus quadrangularis
- Sauropus ramosissimus
- Sauropus rimaphilus
- Sauropus rhamnoides
- Sauropus rhytidospermus
- Sauropus rigens
- Sauropus rostatus
- Sauropus similis
- Sauropus spatulifolius
- Sauropus suberosus
- Sauropus subterblancus
- Sauropus thorelii
- Sauropus thyrsiflorus
- Sauropus trachyspermus
- Sauropus villosus
[edit] Taxonomy note
Sauropus elegantissimus has officially become Breynia retusa and excluded from this genus.
[edit] Synonymy
This genus is known under several other names:
