''Ptychopyxis'' is a

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Euphorbiaceae first described in 1861. It is native to

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and

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/ref>Stoops, E. & van Welzen, P.C. (2013). A revision of ''Ptychopyxis'' (Euphorbiaceae) in southeast Asia. Nordic Journal of Botany 31: 94-112. ;Species # '' Ptychopyxis arborea'' - Borneo # '' Ptychopyxis bacciformis'' - Vietnam, Borneo, Sumatra, Philippines, W Malaysia # ''

Ptychopyxis caput-medusae ''Ptychopyxis'' is a genus of plant of the family Euphorbiaceae first described in 1861. It is native to Southeast Asia and New Guinea.Stoops, E. & van Welzen, P.C. (2013). A revision of ''Ptychopyxis'' (Euphorbiaceae) in southeast Asia. Nordic ...

'' - W Malaysia # '' Ptychopyxis chrysantha'' - New Guinea # '' Ptychopyxis costata'' - Borneo, Sumatra, W Malaysia # ''

Ptychopyxis glochidiifolia ''Ptychopyxis'' is a genus of plant of the family Euphorbiaceae first described in 1861. It is native to Southeast Asia and New Guinea.Stoops, E. & van Welzen, P.C. (2013). A revision of ''Ptychopyxis'' (Euphorbiaceae) in southeast Asia. Nordic ...

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Sumatra Sumatra is one of the Sunda Islands of western Indonesia. It is the largest island that is fully within Indonesian territory, as well as the sixth-largest island in the world at 473,481 km2 (182,812 mi.2), not including adjacent i ...

Sarawak Sarawak (; ) is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia. The largest among the 13 states, with an area almost equal to that of Peninsular Malaysia, Sarawak is located in northwest Borneo Island, and is bordered by the M ...

Brunei Brunei ( , ), formally Brunei Darussalam ( ms, Negara Brunei Darussalam, Jawi alphabet, Jawi: , ), is a country located on the north coast of the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia. Apart from its South China Sea coast, it is completely sur ...

Kalimantan Timur East Kalimantan (Indonesian language, Indonesian: ) is a province of Indonesia. Its territory comprises the eastern portion of Borneo. It had a population of about 3.03 million at the 2010 census (within the current boundary), 3.42 million at th ...

# '' Ptychopyxis grandis'' - Borneo # ''

Ptychopyxis javanica ''Ptychopyxis javanica'' is a plant species in the Euphorbiaceae Euphorbiaceae, the spurge family, is a large family of flowering plants. In English, they are also commonly called euphorbias, which is also the name of a genus in the family. ...

'' - S Thailand, Vietnam, W Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra, Java # ''

Ptychopyxis kingii ''Ptychopyxis'' is a genus of plant of the family Euphorbiaceae first described in 1861. It is native to Southeast Asia and New Guinea.Stoops, E. & van Welzen, P.C. (2013). A revision of ''Ptychopyxis'' (Euphorbiaceae) in southeast Asia. Nordic ...

'' - W Malaysia, E Sumatra,

Sabah Sabah () is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia located in northern Borneo, in the region of East Malaysia. Sabah borders the Malaysian state of Sarawak to the southwest and the North Kalimantan province of Indone ...

# '' Ptychopyxis plagiocarpa'' - S Thailand, S Myanmar ;formerly included moved to '' Koilodepas'' # '' Ptychopyxis frutescens - Koilodepas frutescens'' # '' Ptychopyxis thwaitesii -

Podadenia sapida ''Podadenia'' is a genus of plant of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1821. At present, only species is recognized in the genus, ''Podadenia sapida'', endemic to Sri Lanka.Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (20 ...

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Pycnocomeae Euphorbiaceae genera {{Euphorbiaceae-stub