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]
| Lasiococca | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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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 | |
- Species[5]
- Lasiococca brevipes (Merr.) Welzen & S.E.C.Sierra (syn L. malaccensis) - Peninsular Malaysia, Philippines, Lesser Sunda Islands, Sulawesi
- Lasiococca chanii Thin - Vietnam
- Lasiococca comberi Haines - Hainan, Yunnan, Vietnam, Thailand, E India
- Lasiococca locii Thin - Vietnam
- Lasiococca symphylliifolia (Kurz) Hook.f. - Sikkim
References
edit- ^ 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
- ^ Tropicos
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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