Paracroton zeylanicus

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]

Paracroton zeylanicus
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]

References
  1. http://iucnredlist.org/details/33513/0
  2. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-147435


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