Megistostigma Explained

Megistostigma is a genus of plant of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1887.^[1] It is native to southern China, Assam, and Southeast Asia.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Species^[2]

1. Megistostigma burmanicum - Assam, Myanmar, Thailand, Perlis
2. Megistostigma cordatum - Sumatra, Sabah, Samar
3. Megistostigma glabratum - Peninsular Malaysia, Anamba Islands, N Sumatra
4. Megistostigma peltatum - Siberut, Natuna, Java
5. Megistostigma yunnanense - Yunnan

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16159728#page/188/mode/1up Hooker, Joseph Dalton. 1887. Hooker's Icones Plantarum vol 16 plate 1592
2. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=123392 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
3. Chakrabarty, T. & Balakrishnan, N.P. (2006). The genera Megistostigma Hook. f. and Tragia L. (Euphorbiaceae) in India. Rheedea 16: 15-28.
4. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=120016 Flora of China Vol. 11 Page 256 大柱藤属 da zhu teng shu Megistostigma J. D. Hooker, Hooker’s Icon. Pl. 16: t. 1592. 1887.