Molluginaceae

Glinus L.

Last edited by Pieter B. Pelser, 14 June 2026

Glinus lotoides L., Sp. Pl., 1st Ed. (1753) 463; Merrill, EPFP 2 (1923) 135; Backer, Fl. Males. ser. 1, 4 (1951) 269; ≡ Mollugo lotoides (L.) Wight & Arn. ex C.B.Clarke, Fl. Brit. India 2 (1879) 776; Merr., Fl. Manila (1912) 199; Merrill, EPFP 2 (1923) 135. Distribution: Africa, America, Australia, Europe, Java, Lesser Sunda Isls, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatra. LUZON: Bulacan (photos), Ilocos Norte, NCR, Pampanga, Pangasinan, Rizal. Notes: 0-800m. Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1). Native.
Glinus oppositifolius (L.) Aug.DC., Bull. Herb. Boissier, 2nd Sér. 1 (1901) 552; Backer, Fl. Males. ser. 1, 4 (1951) 270; ≡ Mollugo oppositifolia L., Sp. Pl., 1st Ed. (1753) 89; Merr., Fl. Manila (1912) 199; Merrill, EPFP 2 (1923) 135. Distribution: Africa, Asia, Australia, Philippines. LUZON: Cavite, Laguna, NCR, Pampanga (photos), Rizal (photos), MINDANAO: Maguindanao del Sur, MINDORO, PALAWAN. Notes: 0-100(-275)m. Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1). Native.

Last edited by Pieter B. Pelser, 29 November 2019

Trigastrotheca stricta (L.) Thulin, Taxon 65 (2016) 784; ≡ Mollugo stricta L., Sp. Pl., 2nd Ed. (1762) 131. ≠ Mollugo pentaphylla auct. non L.; Merr., EPFP 2 (1923) 135; Backer, Fl. Males. ser. 1, 4 (1951) 268. Distribution: Australia, Bismarck Arch, Borneo, China, India, Japan, Java, Korea, Laos, Lesser Sunda Isls, Malay Peninsula, Moluccas, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Pacific Ocean, Pakistan, Philippines, Ryukyu Isls, Solomon Isls, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatra, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam. PALAWAN. Notes: 5-1200m. Native.

Backer, CA. 1951. Aizoaceae. Flora Malesiana series 1, 4: 267-275
Thulin, M, AJ Moore, H El-Seedi, A Larsson, PA Christin & EJ Edwards. 2016. Phylogeny and generic delimitation in Molluginaceae, new pigment data in Caryophyllales, and the new family Corbichoniaceae. Taxon 65: 775-793