Cheilosa Explained

Cheilosa is a monotypic plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1826.^{[1] [2]} Only one species is recognized: Cheilosa montana, native to Southeast Asia (Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra, Philippines, Java).^{[3] [4]}

formerly includedmoved to Trigonostemon

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

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/422214#page/335/mode/1up Blume, Carl Ludwig von. 1826. Bijdragen tot de flora van Nederlandsch Indië 613-614
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40006450 Tropicos
3. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=38673 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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.