Cheilosa is a monotypic plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1826.[2][3] Only one species is recognized: Cheilosa montana, native to Southeast Asia (Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra, Philippines, Java).[1][4]
| Cheilosa | |
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| Cheilosa montana, as drawn by H.G.A. Engler, printed in Das Pflanzenreich, 147 (52): 13, fig. 3 (1912) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Tribe: | Cheiloseae |
| Genus: | Cheilosa Blume |
| Species: | C. montana
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| Binomial name | |
| Cheilosa montana | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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- formerly included
moved to Trigonostemon
- Cheilosa whiteana Croizat, synonym of Trigonostemon whiteanus (Croizat) Airy Shaw
References edit
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Blume, Carl Ludwig von. 1826. Bijdragen tot de flora van Nederlandsch Indië 613-614 in Latin
- ^ Tropicos
- ^ 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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