Lasiococca brevipes, synonym Lasiococca malaccensis, is a species of flowering plant in the family Euphorbiaceae, native to the Lesser Sunda Islands, Peninsular Malaysia, the Philippines, and Sulawesi.[1] It was first described by Elmer Drew Merrill in 1915 as Mallotus brevipes.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Genus: | Lasiococca |
| Species: | L. brevipes
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Conservation
editLasiococca malaccensis 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[update], L. malaccensis was regarded as a synonym of Lasiococca brevipes, which has a wider distribution.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Lasiococca brevipes (Merr.) Welzen & S.E.C.Sierra", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2023-02-08
- ^ "Lasiococca brevipes (Merr.) Welzen & S.E.C.Sierra", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2023-02-08
- ^ Kochummen, K.M. (1998). "Lasiococca malaccensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T31487A9632378. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T31487A9632378.en. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
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