Moultonianthus

Moultonianthus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily:	Acalyphoideae
Tribe:	Erismantheae
Genus:	Moultonianthus Merr.
Species:	M. leembruggianus
Binomial name
Moultonianthus leembruggianus (Boerl. & Koord.) Steenis
Synonyms [2]
Erismanthus leembruggianusBoerl. & Koord. Moultonianthus borneensis Merr. (type species)

Moultonianthus is a monotypic plant genus in the family Euphorbiaceae ^[2] first described as a genus in 1916. ^[3] The only known species is Moultonianthus leembruggianus, native to Borneo and Sumatra. ^{[4] [5]}

References

1. de Kok, R. (2024). "Moultonianthus leembruggianus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2024: e.T206476438A206909436. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-1.RLTS.T206476438A206909436.en . Retrieved May 28, 2025.
2. "Moultonianthus leembruggianus (Boerl. & Koord.) Steenis". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
3. Merrill, Elmer Drew. 1916. Philippine Journal of Science. Section C, Botany 11: 70-71 genus description in Latin only; species description in Latin with parallel English translation; other notes in English
4. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
5. 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.