Lasiococca

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Lasiococca
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily: Acalyphoideae
Tribe: Acalypheae
Subtribe: Lasiococcinae
Genus: Lasiococca
Hook.f.
Type species
Lasiococca symphylliifolia

Lasiococca is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described in 1887. [1] [2] These are small to relatively large trees (up to 8 m high) found in scrubs or semi-evergreen forests. They grow in India, Indochina, Southeast Asia, and southern China. [3] [4]

Species [5]
  1. Lasiococca brevipes (Merr.) Welzen & S.E.C.Sierra (syn L. malaccensis) - Peninsular Malaysia, Philippines, Lesser Sunda Islands, Sulawesi
  2. Lasiococca chanii Thin - Vietnam
  3. Lasiococca comberi Haines - Hainan, Yunnan, Vietnam, Thailand, E India
  4. Lasiococca locii Thin - Vietnam
  5. Lasiococca symphylliifolia (Kurz) Hook.f. - Sikkim

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References

  1. Hooker, Joseph Dalton. 1887. Hooker's Icones Plantarum 16: pl. 1587 descriptions in Latin, commentary in English. Also line drawing as illustration of L. symphylliifolia
  2. Tropicos
  3. 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.
  4. Flora of China Vol. 11 Page 247 轮叶戟属 lun ye ji shu Lasiococca J. D. Hooker, Hooker’s Icon. Pl. 16: t. 1587. 1887.
  5. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families