Phyllanthus parvifolius , P. Clarkei (Euphorbiaceae) and Related Indian Taxa

The study reveals that the concept of Phyllanthus parvifolius in Flora of British India is a mixture of altogether two different species save P. parvvolius . These are eastern Himalayan species P. pseudoparvifolius described here anew. and semiarid north-west Himalayan elements of P. clarkei. In addition to identifying these two species as representing P. parvifolius , a part of the semiarid elements of P. clarkei was also identified as P. praetervisus and hence P. praetervisus was reduced to the synonymy of alleged P. parvifolius . True P. praetervisus however, remained incognito in all the floras of the region as a constituent of P. clarkei described originally as a complex species from eastern Himalaya, while P. parvifolius , a species endemic to (? central) Nepal, also remained mixed up with the two aforesaid constituents of alleged P. parvfolius even in Nepal Flora.