2.9. 14. Stigmaphyllon A. Juss., Fl. Bras. Merid. 3: 48. 1833 [1832].

Figs 3 C, N, 4 A – C, E – G, I – N, 6 D, E, 9 N, P, Q

= Brachypterys A. Juss. in Deless., Icon. Sel. Pl. 3: 20. 1838. Type species: Brachypterys australis A. Juss. (= Stigmaphyllon paralias A. Juss.).

= Ryssopterys Blume ex A. Juss. in Deless., Icon. Sel. Pl. 3: 21. 1838. Type species: Ryssopterys timoriensis (DC.) Blume ex A. Juss. [≡ Stigmaphyllon timoriense (DC.) C. E. Anderson].

Type species.

Stigmaphyllon auriculatum (Cav.) A. Juss.

Notes.

Stigmaphyllon comprises 119 currently accepted species (60 threatened species; Suppl. material 1) of shrubs, subshrubs or lianas endemic to rainforests, savannas, and seasonally dry tropical forests of the Americas (from Mexico to Argentina), West Africa (Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Senegal, and Sierra Leone), Southeast Asia (Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Timor-Leste), and Oceania (Australia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, and New Caledonia; POWO 2024). For an identification key for all species of Stigmaphyllon, see Anderson (1997 b, 2011) or Almeida et al. (2020) for Brazil.