Melanolepis vitifolia

Melanolepis vitifolia[1] is a small tropical forest tree, endemic to Vietnam and Cambodia, in the family Euphorbiaceae.[2]

Melanolepis vitifolia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Tribe: Chrozophoreae
Subtribe: Doryxylinae
Genus: Melanolepis
Species:
M. vitifolia
Binomial name
Melanolepis vitifolia
Synonyms

Mallotus vitifolius Kuntze

Description

As its name suggests, Melanolepis vitifolia has a grapevine-shaped leaf in contrast with its more widespread relative M. multiglandulosa. This species always has more deeply divided 3-palmatifid leaves, with an absence of teeth along the leaf margins and they are also more hairy than M. multiglandulosa.[3]

References

  1. Gagnepain F (1925( Bull. Soc. Bot. France 71: 1026.
  2. Plants of the World Online (POWO): Melanolepis vitifolia (Kuntze) Gagnep. (retrieved 31 August 2021)
  3. van Welzen PC, Tyas KN, Eviyarni, Gaerlan FJM (1999) The Malesian species of Melanolepis (Euphorbiaceae). Blumea Journal of Plant Taxonomy and Plant Geography 44(2):437-446.
  • Roskov Y., Kunze T., Orrell T., Abucay L., Paglinawan L., Culham A., Bailly N., Kirk P., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Decock W., De Wever A., Didžiulis V. (ed) (2014). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 31 August 2021. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  • Data related to Melanolepis at Wikispecies
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