Ptychopyxis bacciformis
Species of plant
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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]
| Ptychopyxis bacciformis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Genus: | Ptychopyxis |
| Species: | P. bacciformis |
| Binomial name | |
| Ptychopyxis bacciformis | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Distribution
Ptychopyxis bacciformis is native to Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia, the Philippines, Sumatra and Vietnam.[1]
Conservation
Ptychopyxis 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]
