| 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 | |
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Melanolepis multiglandulosa (Reinw. ex Blume) Rchb.f. & Zoll. |
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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.