Moultonianthus is a monotypic plant genus in the family Euphorbiaceae[1] first described as a genus in 1916.[2] The only known species is Moultonianthus leembruggianus, native to Borneo and Sumatra.[3][4]
Moultonianthus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
Subfamily: | Acalyphoideae |
Tribe: | Erismantheae |
Genus: | Moultonianthus Merr. |
Species: | M. leembruggianus
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Binomial name | |
Moultonianthus leembruggianus | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Erismanthus leembruggianus Boerl. & Koord. |
References
edit- ^ a b "Moultonianthus leembruggianus (Boerl. & Koord.) Steenis". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
- ^ 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.