Biology:Ptychopyxis bacciformis

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Short description: Species of plant

Ptychopyxis bacciformis
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Ptychopyxis
Species:
P. bacciformis
Binomial name
Ptychopyxis bacciformis
Croizat[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Airy Shaw Croizat
  • Ptychopyxis poilanei Ptychopyxis philippina
  • Croizat Ptychopyxis triradiata

Ptychopyxis bacciformis is a species of flowering plant in the family Euphorbiaceae, native to Vietnam to Sumatra and the Philippines .[1] It was first described by Léon Croizat in 1942.[2]

Distribution

Ptychopyxis bacciformis is native to Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia, the Philippines , Sumatra and Vietnam.[1]

Conservation

Ptychopyxis triradiata 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), Pt. triradiata was regarded as a synonym of Ptychopyxis bacciformis, which has a wider distribution.[1]

References

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