Kingdom: Plantae (2659)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2167)
Order: Malpighiales (100)
Family: Phyllanthaceae (5)(family description)
Genus: Glochidion (2)
Epithet: wrightii Benth. (2)
wrightii => in honor of Charles Wright (1811-1885), an U.S. American botanical collector