Phyllanthus obliquus 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 Agyneia obliqua by Carl Ludwig Willdenow in 1805. In 1865 Johannes Müller Argoviensis placed it in genus Phyllanthus as Phyllanthus obliquus.
The species has a wide distribution and a large population. The IUCN assesses its conservation status (under the synonym Glochidion zeylanicum) as least concern.
Varieties Two varieties are accepted. Phyllanthus obliquus var. mollis Phyllanthus obliquus var. obliquus
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