Cheilosa

Cheilosa
Cheilosa montana, as drawn by H.G.A. Engler, printed in Das Pflanzenreich, 147 (52): 13, fig. 3 (1912)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Tribe: Cheiloseae
Genus: Cheilosa
Blume
Species:
C. montana
Binomial name
Cheilosa montana
Synonyms
  • Baliospermum malayanum Hook.f.
  • Baliospermum analayanum Hook.f. ex B.D.Jacks.
  • Cheilosa homaliifolia Merr.
  • Scortechinia malayana (Hook.f.) Ridl.
  • Cheilosa malayana (Hook.f.) Corner ex Airy Shaw

Cheilosa is a monotypic plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1826. Only one species is recognized: Cheilosa montana, native to Southeast Asia (Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra, Philippines, Java).

formerly included

moved to Trigonostemon

  • Cheilosa whiteana Croizat, synonym of Trigonostemon whiteanus (Croizat) Airy Shaw
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