Euphorbia brachyphylla
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Euphorbia brachyphylla is a species of the genus spurge ( Euphorbia ) in the family of Euphorbiaceae (Euphorbiaceae).
description
The succulent Euphorbia brachyphylla forms shrubs up to 1.2 meters high. The linear and almost sedentary leaves are up to 80 millimeters long and 5 millimeters wide. The stipule spines, which run in about three spiral rows around the shoot, have a thickened base and adjacent bristles.
The inflorescence is formed by doubly forked cymen . The only slightly hairy cyathophylls are usually red in color on the underside. Elliptical nectar glands that are greenish in color are formed on the cyathia . The ovary is hairless. Nothing is known about the fruits and seeds.
Distribution and systematics
Euphorbia brachyphylla is endemic to the south of Madagascar in the Mangoky Valley . The species is on the IUCN Red List and is endangered.
The species was first described in 1921 by Marcel Denis .
swell
- Urs Eggli (ed.): Succulent lexicon. Dicotyledons (dicotyledons) . Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 2002, ISBN 3-8001-3915-4 , pp. 122 .
Individual evidence
Web links
- Euphorbia brachyphylla onthe IUCN Red List of Threatened Species .
- Description and photos of the species at llifle.com