Moultonianthus

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]

Moultonianthus
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
Binomial name
Moultonianthus leembruggianus
(Boerl. & Koord.) Steenis
Synonyms
  • Moultonianthus borneensis Merr. (type species)

References

  1. 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
  2. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. 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.


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