Euphorbia antiquorum
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Euphorbia antiquorum is a species of the genus spurge ( Euphorbia ) in the family of Euphorbiaceae (Euphorbiaceae).
description
The succulent Euphorbia antiquorum forms shrubs or trees with a round crown and up to 10 meters in height or higher. The multiple branched shoots are three to five-sided, slightly winged on the edges and these are also occupied with cupped teeth. Small thorn shields and thorns up to 6 millimeters in length are formed. The egg-shaped, short-lived and almost sedentary leaves are about 5 millimeters long and 4 millimeters wide.
Single, simple cymes are formed that stand on 8 millimeter long stems. The cyathia are about 7 millimeters in size. The elongated nectar glands are yellowish in color and touch each other. The bluntly lobed fruit reaches 8 millimeters in diameter and stands on a 2 millimeter long stem. The spherical seed is smooth and 2 millimeters in size.
Distribution and systematics
Euphorbia antiquorum is common in India , Pakistan , Sri Lanka , Myanmar , Indochina and in Thailand in dry and evergreen forests at altitudes of up to 750 meters.
The first description of the species was in 1753 by Carl von Linné . It is the type species of the genus Euphorbia .
swell
- Urs Eggli (ed.): Succulent lexicon. Dicotyledons (dicotyledons) . Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 2002, ISBN 3-8001-3915-4 , pp. 113 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Species Plantarum Volume 1, p. 450, 1753 ( online )
