Megistostigma

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

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

References
  1. 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.


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