| Family | Phyllanthaceae (also placed in Euphorbiaceae) |
| Subfamily | Phyllanthoideae |
| Scientific name | Glochidion zeylanicum (Gaertner) A. Jussieu |
| Synonyms | Agyneia flexuosa B. Heyne ex Wallich; Agyneia obliqua Willdenow; Bradleia nitida Roxburgh; Bradleia obliqua (Willdenow) Sprengel; Bradleia timoriensis Steudel; Bradleia zeylanica Gaertner; Diasperus brunneus (J. D. Hooker) Kuntze; Diasperus hongkongensis (Müller Argoviensis) Kuntze; Diasperus nitidus (Roxburgh) Kuntze; Diasperus obliquus (Willdenow) Kuntze; Diasperus perakensis (J. D. Hooker) Kuntze; Diasperus subscandens (Zollinger & Moritzi) Kuntze; Diasperus zeylanicus (Gaertner) Kuntze; Glochidion brunneum J. D. Hooker; Glochidion canaranum (Müller Argoviensis) Beddome; Glochidion glaberrimum Ridley; Glochidion hongkongense Müller Argoviensis; Glochidion lanceolatum Hayata var. liukiuense (Hayata) Hurusawa; Glochidion littorale Bentham; Glochidion liukiuense Hayata; Glochidion nitidum (Roxburgh) Voigt; Glochidion obliquum (Willdenow) Decaisne; Glochidion pedunculatum Merrill; Glochidion perakense J. D. Hooker; Glochidion subscandens Zollinger & Moritzi; Glochidion sumatranum Miquel; Glochidion zeylanicum (Gaertner) A. Jussieu var. malayanum J. J. Smith; Glochidion zeylanicum (Gaertner) A. Jussieu var. nitidum (Roxburgh) Haines; Phyllanthus canaranus Müller Argoviensis; Phyllanthus hongkongensis (Müller Argoviensis) Müller Argoviensis; Phyllanthus nitidus (Roxburgh) Reinwardt ex Blume; Phyllanthus obliquus (Willdenow) Müller Argoviensis; Phyllanthus subscandens (Zollinger & Moritzi) Müller Argoviensis; Phyllanthus zeylanicus Müller Argoviensis |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) kaki-ba kanko-no-ki (カキバカンコノキ, 柿葉かんこの木 [meaning: persimmon leaved kanko tree (meaning of kanko is unknown)]) |
| (English common name) none | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Kyushu (south of Yakushima Island), Okinawa |
| (Other nations) China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Australia, Pacific Islands, Myanmar, Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka | |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=52 |
| Description | Plants 2-10m tall. Leaves 7-18cm long, 4-6cm wide. Flowers yellow, flowering in May, fruits 7-9mm across. Evergreen. Subarbor trees. |
| Reference | Glochidion zeylanicum (Gaertner) A. Jussieu |
| Glochidion zeylanicum (Gaertn.) A. Juss. | |
| Interspecific Variation of Floral Scent Composition in Glochidion and its Association with Host-specific Pollinating Seed Parasite (Epicephala) | |
| Glochidionionosides A-D : Megastigmane Glucosides from Leaves of Glochidion zeylanicum (GAERTN.) A. Juss | |
| Isolation of Lignan Glucosides and Neolignan Sulfate from the Leaves of Glochidion zeylanicum (Gaertn) A. Juss | |
| A method of treatment and agents useful for same (WIPO Patent Application WO/2007/073583) |
| November 2009 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
November 2009 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
November 2009 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |