Cephalomappa is a genus of flowering plants in the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1874.[2][3][4][5] It includes six species native to western Malesia (Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia, and Sumatra), Vietnam, and southern China.[1]
| Cephalomappa | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Acalyphoideae |
| Tribe: | Epiprineae |
| Subtribe: | Cephalomappinae |
| Genus: | Cephalomappa Baill. |
| Type species | |
| Cephalomappa beccariana | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
|
Muricococcum Chun & F.C.How | |
Species
editSix species are accepted.[1]
- Cephalomappa beccariana Baill. – Borneo (Sarawak)
- Cephalomappa lepidotula Airy Shaw – Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra
- Cephalomappa malloticarpa J.J.Sm. – Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra
- Cephalomappa paludicola Airy Shaw – Sarawak
- Cephalomappa penangensis Ridl. – Peninsular Malaysia
- Cephalomappa sinensis (Chun & F.C.How) Kosterm. – southern China and Vietnam
References
edit- 1 2 3 "Cephalomappa Baill". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
- ↑ Baillon, Henri Ernest. 1874. Adansonia 11: 130-132. descriptions in Latin, commentary in French
- ↑ Tropicos
- ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ 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.
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