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 Blume
Synonyms [1]
Baliospermum malayanumHook.f. Baliospermum analayanumHook.f. ex B.D.Jacks. Cheilosa homaliifoliaMerr. 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. ^{[2] [3]} Only one species is recognized: Cheilosa montana, native to Southeast Asia (Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra, Philippines, Java). ^{[1] [4]}

formerly included

moved to Trigonostemon

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

References

1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. Blume, Carl Ludwig von. 1826. Bijdragen tot de flora van Nederlandsch Indië 613-614 in Latin
3. Tropicos
4. 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.