Lasiococca brevipes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Lasiococca
Species:
L. brevipes
Binomial name
Lasiococca brevipes
(Merr.) Welzen & S.E.C.Sierra[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Lasiococca malaccensis Airy Shaw
  • Mallotus brevipes Merr.

Lasiococca brevipes, synonym Lasiococca malaccensis, is a species of flowering plant in the family Euphorbiaceae, native to the Lesser Sunda Islands, Peninsular Malaysia, the Philippines, and Sulawesi.[1] It was first described by Elmer Drew Merrill in 1915 as Mallotus brevipes.[2]

Conservation

Lasiococca malaccensis was assessed as "vulnerable" in the 1998 IUCN Red List, where it is said to be native only to Peninsular Malaysia.[3] As of February 2023, L. malaccensis was regarded as a synonym of Lasiococca brevipes, which has a wider distribution.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Lasiococca brevipes (Merr.) Welzen & S.E.C.Sierra", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2023-02-08
  2. ↑ "Lasiococca brevipes (Merr.) Welzen & S.E.C.Sierra", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2023-02-08
  3. ↑ Kochummen, K.M. (1998). "Lasiococca malaccensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T31487A9632378. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T31487A9632378.en. Retrieved 2021-11-16.


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