Euphorbia alcicornis
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Euphorbia alcicornis is a species of the genus spurge ( Euphorbia ) in the family of Euphorbiaceae (Euphorbiaceae).
description
The succulent and dioecious Euphorbia alcicornis forms heavily branched shrubs or smaller trees. The upright branches are 3 to 5 millimeters thick and branch dichotomously . Terminal branches are up to 7.5 inches long.
At the shoot tips there are large numbers of cymen with almost sedentary cyathia that reach a diameter of about 3.5 millimeters. The egg-shaped nectar glands are single. The spherical fruits are about 8 millimeters in diameter and are densely covered with Harren. You stand on a bent back handle. The conical seed is 4 millimeters wide and 3 millimeters long, is reddish in color and has a narrow caruncula .
Distribution and systematics
Euphorbia alcicornis is common in central Madagascar . The species has not yet been precisely identified.
The species was first described in 1887 by John Gilbert Baker .
swell
- Urs Eggli (ed.): Succulent lexicon. Dicotyledons (dicotyledons) . Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 2002, ISBN 3-8001-3915-4 , pp. 110 .
Individual evidence
Web links
- Photos of the species at cactuspro.com