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]
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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: | Ptychopyxis |
| Species: | P. bacciformis
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| Ptychopyxis bacciformis | |
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Distribution
editPtychopyxis bacciformis is native to Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia, the Philippines, Sumatra and Vietnam.[1]
Conservation
editPtychopyxis 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[update], Pt. triradiata was regarded as a synonym of Ptychopyxis bacciformis, which has a wider distribution.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Ptychopyxis bacciformis Croizat", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2023-02-11
- ^ "Ptychopyxis bacciformis Croizat", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2023-02-11
- ^ Kochummen, K.M. (1998), "Ptychopyxis triradiata", IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, 1998: e.T31490A9632729, doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T31490A9632729.en, retrieved 2023-02-11
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