Euphorbia brassii
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Euphorbia brassii is a species of the genus spurge ( Euphorbia ) in the family of Euphorbiaceae (Euphorbiaceae).
description
The succulent Euphorbia brassii forms trees up to 10 meters high and richly branched, which are apparently dioecious . Protruding leaf scars are formed on the somewhat thick branches, up to 1 centimeter in diameter. The long-lived and lanceolate leaves are up to 17 centimeters long and 7 centimeters wide. They are glossy green in color and the midrib is clearly visible on the underside. The petiole can be up to 2 inches long.
The terminal inflorescence is branched several times and is up to 8 centimeters long. The short-lived bracts are 2.5 millimeters long and 1.5 millimeters wide. The cyathia are on 3 millimeter long stems and become 2 millimeters long and 3 millimeters wide. The elliptical nectar glands are up to 2.5 millimeters wide and do not meet. The spherical fruit is almost sessile and grows to about 2 centimeters. The light brown seed is elongated and becomes 9 millimeters long and 6 millimeters wide.
Distribution and systematics
Euphorbia brassii is widespread in eastern Papua New Guinea .
The species was first described in 1994 by Paul Irwin Forster . A synonym for this species is Euphorbia plumerioides var. Macrocarpa Radcl.-Sm. (1980).
swell
- Urs Eggli (ed.): Succulent lexicon. Dicotyledons (dicotyledons) . Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 2002, ISBN 3-8001-3915-4 , pp. 122 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Austrobaileya. Volume 4, Number 2, pp. 246-248 Brisbane 1994
Web links
- Distribution and herbarium evidence for the species at Atlas of Living Australia