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Cleistanthus sankunnianus is a small species in the Phyllanthaceae family, described from India and known mainly from the herbal garden at Kottakkal Aryavaidyasala in Kerala. Little cultivation information exists; it is a botanical reference plant rather than a common garden subject.
Cleistanthus sankunnianus is a plant species described by V.V. Sivarajan & Indu Balachandran 1984; it is included in the family Phyllanthaceae. No subspecies are listed in the Catalogue of Life.
This species found in the herbal garden at Kottakkal Aryavaidyasala (Kerala, India). The glabrous ovary brings the species under Sects. Australis (Jablonszky) and Nanopetalum (Hassk.). The persistent calyx, sessile male flowers and non-striated capsules are similar to C. stipitatus, but differs from C. stipitatus with its glabrous ovary. The species differs from C. travencorensis in several details. The species name is after P. Sankunni Varier, the founder of Arya Vaidya Sala, Kottakkal.
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