Comment:nom. inval. under ICN Art. 41.5 (Shenzhen Code, 2018), as a full and direct reference to the intended basionym with its author and place of valid publication is not given. Airy Shaw cites "Phyllanthus thesioides Benth." in synonymy but Bentham's illegitimate name had been replaced by Glochidion thesioides H.Eichler and no publications details are provided.