Melanolepis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
Subfamily: | Acalyphoideae |
Tribe: | Chrozophoreae |
Subtribe: | Doryxylinae |
Genus: |
Melanolepis Rchb.f. & Zoll. |
Type species | |
Melanolepis multiglandulosa (Reinw. ex Blume) Rchb.f. & Zoll. |
Melanolepis is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae, first described as a genus in 1856. It is native to Southeast Asia, New Guinea, and some islands of the western Pacific.