Melanolepis vitifolia explained

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]

External links

• Web site: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist.. 31 August 2021 . Roskov Y., Kunze T., Orrell T., Abucay L., Paglinawan L., Culham A., Bailly N., Kirk P., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Decock W., De Wever A., Didžiulis V. (ed). 2014. Species 2000: Reading, UK..

Notes and References

1. Gagnepain F (1925(Bull. Soc. Bot. France 71: 1026.
2. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:352137-1 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.