Lasiococca Explained

Lasiococca is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described in 1887.^{[1] [2]} These are small to relatively large trees (up to 8 m high) found in scrubs or semi-evergreen forests. They grow in India, Indochina, Southeast Asia, and southern China.^{[3] [4]}

Species^[5]

1. Lasiococca brevipes (Merr.) Welzen & S.E.C.Sierra (syn L. malaccensis) - Peninsular Malaysia, Philippines, Lesser Sunda Islands, Sulawesi
2. Lasiococca chanii Thin - Vietnam
3. Lasiococca comberi Haines - Hainan, Yunnan, Vietnam, Thailand, E India
4. Lasiococca locii Thin - Vietnam
5. Lasiococca symphylliifolia (Kurz) Hook.f. - Sikkim

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16159728#page/177/mode/1up Hooker, Joseph Dalton. 1887. Hooker's Icones Plantarum 16: pl. 1587
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40002212 Tropicos
3. Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1-4: 1-1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
4. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=117663 Flora of China Vol. 11 Page 247 轮叶戟属 lun ye ji shu Lasiococca J. D. Hooker, Hooker’s Icon. Pl. 16: t. 1587. 1887.
5. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=108848 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families