Glochidion zeylanicum

Glochidion zeylanicum is a species of flowering plant in the family Phyllanthaceae. It is a shrub or tree which ranges from the Indian subcontinent through Indochina, southern China, Taiwan, Japan, Malesia, and Papuasia to northern Australia and Vanuatu.

The species was first described as Diasperus zeylanicus by Joseph Gaertner in 1791. In 1824 Adrien-Henri de Jussieu placed it in genus Glochidion as Glochidion zeylanicum.

The species has a wide distribution and a large population. The IUCN assesses its conservation status as least concern.

Varieties
Five varieties are accepted.
 * Glochidion zeylanicum var. arborescens (Blume) Chakrab. & M.Gangop.
 * Glochidion zeylanicum var. arunachalense Chakrab. & M.Gangop.
 * Glochidion zeylanicum var. paucicarpum Chakrab. & N.P.Balakr.
 * Glochidion zeylanicum var. tomentosum (Dalzell) Trimen
 * Glochidion zeylanicum var. zeylanicum