Paracroton zeylanicus

Paracroton zeylanicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily: Crotonoideae
Tribe: Crotoneae
Genus: Paracroton
Species: P. zeylanicus
Binomial name
Paracroton zeylanicus
(Müll.Arg.) N.P.Balakr. & Chakrab.
Synonyms
  • Desmostemon zeylanicus var. minor Thwaites
  • Fahrenheitia minor (Thwaites) Airy Shaw
  • Ostodes minor (Thwaites) Müll.Arg.
  • Ostodes zeylanica var. minor (Thwaites) Bedd.
  • Triaxis zeylanicus Müll. Arg.
  • Tritaxis zeylanica Müll. Arg.[1]

Paracroton zeylanicus is a species of flowering plant in the family Euphorbiaceae that is endemic to south-western parts of Sri Lanka. It was first found from a Hinidumkanda Biosphere Reserve, but rapidly declined due to deforestation and other anthropogenic activities. The plant is listed as a critically endangered by IUCN.[2]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-147435
  2. ↑ http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/33513/0
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