Megistostigma

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Megistostigma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily: Acalyphoideae
Tribe: Plukenetieae
Subtribe: Tragiinae
Genus: Megistostigma
Hook.f.
Synonyms[1]
  • Clavistylus J.J.Sm. ex Koord. & Valeton

Megistostigma is a genus of plant of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1887.[2] It is native to southern China, Assam, and Southeast Asia.[1][3][4]

Species[1]
  1. Megistostigma burmanicum - Assam, Myanmar, Thailand, Perlis
  2. Megistostigma cordatum - Sumatra, Sabah, Samar
  3. Megistostigma glabratum - Peninsular Malaysia, Anamba Islands, N Sumatra
  4. Megistostigma peltatum - Siberut, Natuna, Java
  5. Megistostigma yunnanense - Yunnan

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Hooker, Joseph Dalton. 1887. Hooker's Icones Plantarum vol 16 plate 1592 descriptions in Latin, commentary in English
  3. ^ Chakrabarty, T. & Balakrishnan, N.P. (2006). The genera Megistostigma Hook. f. and Tragia L. (Euphorbiaceae) in India. Rheedea 16: 15-28.
  4. ^ Flora of China Vol. 11 Page 256 大柱藤属 da zhu teng shu Megistostigma J. D. Hooker, Hooker’s Icon. Pl. 16: t. 1592. 1887.