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Paracroton zeylanicus

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Species of flowering plant

Paracroton zeylanicus
Conservation status

Critically Endangered  (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
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.

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.

References

  1. ^ "Ostodes minor". iucnredlist.org. Archived from the original on 2016-03-15.
  2. "Paracroton zeylanicus (Müll.Arg.) N.P.Balakr. & Chakrab. — the Plant List".
Taxon identifiers
Paracroton zeylanicus
Tritaxis zeylanica


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