Biology:Melanolepis vitifolia

From HandWiki

Melanolepis vitifolia
Scientific classification edit
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
(Kuntze) Gagnep.
Synonyms

Mallotus vitifolius Kuntze

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

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.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q15365185 entry