Euphorbia bosseri
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Euphorbia bosseri is a species of the genus spurge ( Euphorbia ) in the family of Euphorbiaceae (Euphorbiaceae).
description
The succulent Euphorbia bosseri forms little branched shrubs up to about 30 centimeters in height. The cylindrical shoots are up to 4 millimeters thick and are gray-green with reddish ends. The approximately 1 millimeter large leaves are very short-lived.
The individual cyathia are terminal and axillary. They are seated, grow up to 3 millimeters in size and are covered with hair. The elliptical nectar glands are colored yellow and almost border each other. The almost sitting ovary is also covered with hair. Nothing is known about the fruit and the seed.
Distribution and systematics
Euphorbia bosseri is endemic to central and southern Madagascar on forest edges. The species is on the IUCN Red List and is considered endangered (Vulnerable).
The species was first described in 1965 by Jacques Désiré Leandri .
swell
- Urs Eggli (ed.): Succulent lexicon. Dicotyledons (dicotyledons) . Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 2002, ISBN 3-8001-3915-4 , pp. 121 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Adansonia , Series 2, Volume 5, p. 212. 1965
Web links
- Euphorbia bosseri onthe IUCN Red List of Threatened Species .
- Information on the species at euphorbia.de