A NEW RECORD OF EUPHORBIACEAE WEEDS FOR PENINSULAR MALAYSIA

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Published: May 8, 2025
Keywords:
flora, Malesia, naturalized species, taxonomy

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Rafidah Abdul Rahman
Nik Faizu Nik Hassan

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Caperonia A.St.-Hil. is a new genus record for Peninsular Malaysia, with the species of Caperonia palustris (L.) A.St.-Hil. This paper will provide a description, distribution, habitat, and colour plates of the species.

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Rafidah Abdul Rahman, & Nik Faizu Nik Hassan. (2025). A NEW RECORD OF EUPHORBIACEAE WEEDS FOR PENINSULAR MALAYSIA. Reinwardtia, 22(1), 27–30. Retrieved from https://biologyjournal.brin.go.id/index.php/reinwardtia/article/view/518
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Vol. 22 No. 1 (2023)
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