''Trigonopleura'' is a

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of the

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Peraceae Peraceae Klotzsch is a family of flowering plants in the eudicot order Malpighiales. The family was segregated from the Euphorbiaceae by Johann Friedrich Klotzsch in 1859, and its uniqueness was affirmed by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew's Eup ...

, first described as a genus in 1887. It is native to

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, and the

Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...

.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
/ref>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. ;Species # '' Trigonopleura dubia'' (Elmer) Merr. - Philippines # '' Trigonopleura macrocarpa'' Airy Shaw - Sarawak # '' Trigonopleura malayana''

Hook.f. Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker (30 June 1817 – 10 December 1911) was a British botanist and explorer in the 19th century. He was a founder of geographical botany and Charles Darwin's closest friend. For twenty years he served as director of ...

- Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Bangka, Borneo, Sulawesi

References

Malpighiales genera Flora of Malesia Peraceae {{Malpighiales-stub