Euphorbia appariciana
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Euphorbia appariciana is a species of the genus spurge ( Euphorbia ) in the family of Euphorbiaceae (Euphorbiaceae).
description
The succulent Euphorbia appariciana forms small shrubs up to 20 centimeters in height. Irregular twigs sprout from the base of a fibrous root and branch out into whorls . The six-ribbed shoots are dirty green in color and the internodes, which are up to 4.5 centimeters long, taper in the area of the reddish nodes. The short-lived leaves are about 5 millimeters long and 2 millimeters wide.
Individual, almost sedentary cyathia are formed, which reach 3 millimeters in diameter. The nectar glands are equipped with very small teeth on the edges. The bluntly lobed fruit becomes 4 millimeters wide and 5 millimeters long. The spherical seed is about 2 millimeters in size.
Distribution and systematics
Euphorbia appariciana is distributed in Brazil in the state of Bahia .
The species was first described in 1989 by Carlos Toledo Rizzini .
swell
- Urs Eggli (ed.): Succulent lexicon. Dicotyledons (dicotyledons) . Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 2002, ISBN 3-8001-3915-4 , pp. 113 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Revista Brasileira de Biologia. Volume 49, No. 4, p. 992, Rio de Janeiro 1989
Web links
- Photos and data on the species at euphorbia.de