Moultonianthus
| Moultonianthus leembruggianus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Acalyphoideae |
| Tribe: | Erismantheae |
| Genus: | Moultonianthus Merr. |
| Species: | M. leembruggianus |
| Binomial name | |
| Moultonianthus leembruggianus (Boerl. & Koord.) Steenis | |
| Type species | |
| Moultonianthus borneensis (syn of M. leembruggianus) Merr. | |
Moultonianthus is a monotypic plant genus in the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1916.[1] The only known species is Moultonianthus leembruggianus, native to Borneo and Sumatra.[2][3]
References
- ↑ Merrill, Elmer Drew. 1916. Philippine Journal of Science. Section C, Botany 11: 70-71 genus description in Latin only; species description in Latin with parallel English translation; other notes in English
- ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1-4: 1-1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.