Lasiococca
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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

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


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