Tapoides is a monotypic plant genus in the family Euphorbiaceae. The sole species is Tapoides villamilii. It is endemic to Borneo.[3] It is dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants.[3]

Tapoides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily: Crotonoideae
Tribe: Aleuritideae
Subtribe: Grosserinae
Genus: Tapoides
Airy Shaw[2]
Species:
T. villamilii
Binomial name
Tapoides villamilii
(Merr.) Airy Shaw[2]
Synonyms[2]
  • Ostodes villamilii Merr.

References

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  1. ^ Tsen, S.; Julia, S.; Damit, A.; Maycock, C.R.; Nilus, R.; Sugau, J. & Pereira, J.T. (2021). "Tapoides villamilii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T197501694A200955564. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Tapoides". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  3. ^ a b Van Welzen, P. C. (2012). "Five Rare Genera of Euphorbiaceae (Sensu Lato) in the Malay Archipelago: Alphandia, Ashtonia, Borneodendron, Cladogynos and Tapoïdes". Edinburgh Journal of Botany. 69 (3): 389–411. doi:10.1017/S0960428612000248.