Bischofia Explained

Bischofia is a genus of plants in the family Phyllanthaceae first described as a genus in 1827.^{[1] [2]} It is native to southern China, the Indian Subcontinent, Queensland, New Guinea, and various islands of the Pacific.^{[3] [4]} It is the only member of the tribe Bischofieae. They are dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants,^[5] but may rarely be monoecious.^[6]

The genus Bischofia was named after Gottleib Wilhelm T. G. Bischoff, 1797–1854, German botanist,^[7] by Karl Blume.^[8]

species^[3]

1. 1. 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)

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/429867#page/537/mode/1up Blume, Carl Ludwig von. 1827. Bijdragen tot de flora van Nederlandsch Indië 17: 1168–1169
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40027694 Tropicos, Bischofia Blume
3. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=22241 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
4. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=103984 Flora of China Vol. 11 Page 217 秋枫属 qiu feng shu Bischofia Blume, Bijdr. 1168. 1826.
5. 20443245. A Phylogenetic Classification of Phyllanthaceae (Malpighiales; Euphorbiaceae sensu lato). Hoffmann. Petra. Kathriarachchi. Hashendra. Wurdack. Kenneth J.. Kew Bulletin. 2006. 61. 1. 37–53.
6. 10.3732/ajb.91.11.1882. Molecular phylogenetic analysis of Phyllanthaceae (Phyllanthoideae pro parte, Euphorbiaceae sensu lato) using plastid RBCL DNA sequences. 2004. Wurdack. Kenneth J.. Hoffmann. Petra. Samuel. Rosabelle. Bruijn. Anette. Bank. Michelle. Chase. Mark W.. American Journal of Botany. 91. 11. 1882–1900. 21652335.
7. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=103984 Flora of North America Vol. 12 Bischofia Blume
8. Book: CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology . Quattrocchi, Umberto. CRC Press. 2016. 992.