Glochidion is a genus of flowering plants, of the family Phyllanthaceae, known as cheese trees or buttonwood in Australia, and leafflower trees in the scientific literature. 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. The Nicobarese people have attested to the medicinal properties found in G. calocarpum, saying that its bark and seed are most effective in curing abdominal disorders associated with amoebiasis.
Calophyllum pauciflorum is a species of flowering plant in the Calophyllaceae family. It is found in West Papua (Indonesia) and Papua New Guinea.
Poeciloneuron pauciflorum is a species of flowering plant in the family Calophyllaceae. It was recorded in Travancore and Tirunelveli in 19th century India. It has not been recorded since. The specific epithet pauciflora is Latin for 'few-flowered'.
Auerodendron pauciflorum is a rare species of flowering plant in the family Rhamnaceae. One English language common name is turtlefat. It is endemic to Puerto Rico, where it is known from only one population in Isabela. At the time the plant was federally listed as an endangered species by the United States in 1994, only ten individual plants were known to exist. By 1997, there were 19 known specimens.
Glochidion bourdillonii is a species of plant in the family Phyllanthaceae. It is endemic to Kerala in India.
Glochidion carrickii is a species of plant in the family Phyllanthaceae. It is a tree endemic to Peninsular Malaysia. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Glochidion comitum is a species of plant in the family Phyllanthaceae. It is endemic to Pitcairn. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Glochidion insulare is a species of plant in the family Phyllanthaceae. It is a tree endemic to Peninsular Malaysia.
Glochidion hohenackeri var. johnstonei is a variety of flowering plant in the family Phyllanthaceae. It is a tree or shrub endemic to southwestern India.
Glochidion longfieldiae, or kaema in the Rapa language, is a species of tree or shrub in the family Phyllanthaceae. It is endemic to the island of Rapa in the Austral Islands in French Polynesia. Molecular phylogenetic analysis indicates that it is extremely closely related to the tree Glochidion rapaense, which is also endemic to Rapa.
Glochidion manono, also known as manono or mahame in Tahitian, is a species of shrub or small tree in the family Phyllanthaceae. It is endemic to the Windward Society Islands in French Polynesia, where it is found on the islands of Tahiti and Moorea. Compared to other species of Glochidion in the Society Islands, G. manono is found in relatively low-elevation areas, including some disturbed environments.
Glochidion marchionicum is a species of tree in the family Phyllanthaceae. It is endemic to the Marquesas Islands in French Polynesia, where it grows on the islands of Nuku Hiva, Ua Pou, Ua Huka, Hiva Oa, Tahuata, and Fatu Hiva, in a variety of habitats.
Glochidion moorei is a species of tree in the family Phyllanthaceae. It is endemic to the Te Mehani Plateau on the island of Raiatea in the Society Islands of French Polynesia.
Glochidion myrtifolium is a species of tree or shrub in the family Phyllanthaceae. It is endemic to the Society Islands of French Polynesia, where it is native to the islands of Bora Bora, Tahaa, Raiatea, and Moorea.
Glochidion nadeaudii is a species of tree in the family Phyllanthaceae. It is endemic to the island of Mo'orea in French Polynesia, where it is found on several mountains above 420 meters elevation.
Glochidion symingtonii is a species of plant in the family Phyllanthaceae. It is a tree endemic to Peninsular Malaysia.
Glochidion taitense, also known by the synonym Phyllanthus taitensis or as mahame in Tahitian, is a species of tree or shrub in the family Phyllanthaceae. It is endemic to the Windward Society Islands of French Polynesia. It is common on the island of Tahiti, where it grows in a wide variety of habitats, but has only been collected once on the nearby island of Moorea, only 17 kilometers distant. It is easily distinguishable from other species of Glochidion on Tahiti and Moorea due to the pubescence on its leaves, young branches, and flowers.
Glochidion temehaniense, also known by the synonym Phyllanthus temehaniensis, is a species of tree in the family Phyllanthaceae. It is endemic to the Society Islands of French Polynesia, where it is native to the islands of Tahaa, Raiatea, and Huahine. Like all other species of Glochidion, it is pollinated by leafflower moths in the genus Epicephala.
Glochidion zeylanicum var. tomentosum is a variety of flowering plant in the family Phyllanthaceae. It is native to tropical and subtropical Asia, ranging from India and Sri Lanka to the Himalayas, Myanmar, Thailand, and southern China to Taiwan and the Ryukyu Islands.
Pittosporum pauciflorum is a species of plant in the Pittosporaceae family. It is endemic to China.
