Sauropus elegantissimus
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Sauropus elegantissimus is a species of plant
in the Phyllanthaceae
family. It is endemic to Malaysia.
Plant
Plants are living organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. Precise definitions of the kingdom vary, but as the term is used here, plants include familiar organisms such as trees, flowers, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae. The group is also called green plants or...
in the Phyllanthaceae
Phyllanthaceae
Phyllanthaceae is a family of flowering plants in the eudicot order Malpighiales. It is most closely related to the family Picrodendraceae. The Phyllanthaceae are most numerous in the tropics, with many in the south temperate zone, and a few ranging as far north as the middle of the north temperate...
family. It is endemic to Malaysia.
Source
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Sauropus elegantissimus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 August 2007.