Glochidion
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Glochidion are a taxon of plants in the family Phyllanthaceae. It comprises about 300 species, distributed from Madagascar to the Pacific Islands. Glochidion species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Aenetus eximia and Endoclita damor.
Synonymy
The genus Fluggea is also known under several names:- Agyneia L.
- Bradleia Cav., orth. var.
- Bradleja Banks ex Gaertn.
- Coccoglochidion K.Schum.
- Diasperus Kuntze
- Episteira Raf.
- Glochidionopsis Blume
- Glochisandra Wight
- Gynoon Juss.
- Lobocarpus Wight & Arn.
- Pseudoglochidion Gamble
- Tetraglochidion K.Schum.
- Zarcoa Llanos
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