Paracroton zeylanicus

Paracroton zeylanicus
Conservation status
	; Critically Endangered (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Euphorbiaceae
Genus:	Paracroton
Species:	P. zeylanicus
Binomial name
	Paracroton zeylanicus; (Müll.Arg.) N.P.Balakr. & Chakrab.
Synonyms
	Desmostemon zeylanicus var. minor Thwaites; Fahrenheitia minor (Thwaites) Airy Shaw; Ostodes minor (Thwaites) Müll.Arg. ; Ostodes zeylanica var. minor (Thwaites) Bedd. ; Triaxis zeylanicus Müll. Arg.; Tritaxis zeylanica Müll. Arg.;

Paracroton zeylanicus is a species of flowering plant in the family Euphorbiaceae that is endemic to south-western parts of Sri Lanka. It was first found from a Hinidumkanda Biosphere Reserve, but rapidly declined due to deforestation and other anthropogenic activities. The plant is listed as a critically endangered by IUCN.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "Ostodes minor". iucnredlist.org. Archived from the original on 2016-03-15.
^ "Paracroton zeylanicus (Müll.Arg.) N.P.Balakr. & Chakrab. — the Plant List".

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[iucn-1] "Ostodes minor". iucnredlist.org. Archived from the original on 2016-03-15.

[2] "Paracroton zeylanicus (Müll.Arg.) N.P.Balakr. & Chakrab. — the Plant List".

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Paracroton zeylanicus
Conservation status
Critically Endangered (IUCN 2.3)^[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Euphorbiaceae
Genus:	Paracroton
Species:	P. zeylanicus
Binomial name
*Paracroton zeylanicus* (Müll.Arg.) N.P.Balakr. & Chakrab.
Synonyms
Desmostemon zeylanicus var. minor Thwaites Fahrenheitia minor (Thwaites) Airy Shaw Ostodes minor (Thwaites) Müll.Arg. Ostodes zeylanica var. minor (Thwaites) Bedd. Triaxis zeylanicus Müll. Arg. Tritaxis zeylanica Müll. Arg.^[2]