Bischofia is a genus of plants in the family Phyllanthaceae first described as a genus in 1827.Blume, Carl Ludwig von. 1827. Bijdragen tot de flora van Nederlandsch Indië 17: 1168–1169 in LatinTropicos, Bischofia Blume It is native to southern China, the Indian subcontinent, Queensland, New Guinea, and various islands of the Pacific.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesFlora of China Vol. 11 Page 217 秋枫属 qiu feng shu Bischofia Blume, Bijdr. 1168. 1826. It is the only member of the tribe Bischofieae. They are dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants, but may rarely be monoecious.
The genus Bischofia was named after Gottleib Wilhelm T. G. Bischoff, 1797–1854, German botanist,Flora of North America Vol. 12 Bischofia Blume, Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 17: 1168. 1827 by Karl Blume.
species 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)
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