Euphorbia paniculata is a species of flowering plant in the spurge family Euphorbiaceae, native to the Iberian Peninsula and North Africa in the western Mediterranean Basin.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Genus: | Euphorbia |
| Species: | E. paniculata |
| Binomial name | |
| Euphorbia paniculata | |
Description
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Euphorbia paniculata is a perennial plant up to 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) tall. It has a woody, thickened stock with erect stems, woody at the base with up to 11 fertile lateral branches. Leaves are green, 25–100 by 10–25 millimetres (0.98 in–3.94 in × 0.39 in–0.98 in), elliptical to lanceolate, sessile, generally amplexicaul with serrulate or entire margins. It has non-appendiculate yellow nectaries and ellipsoidal, black seeds.[2]
Distribution and habitat
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editThere are four known subspecies, most of them occurring solely in Portugal:
Euphorbia paniculata subsp. calcicola (U.Schwarzer & Vicens):Native to the Sagres Peninsula in the extreme southwest of Portugal.[3][4]
Euphorbia paniculata subsp. monchiquensis ((Franco & P.Silva) Vicens, Molero & C.Blanché): Native to the Monchique Range in southwest Portugal. Classified as Near Threatened.[5][6]
Euphorbia paniculata subsp. paniculata: Native to the Iberian Peninsula and the northern littoral Maghreb.[7]
Euphorbia paniculata subsp. welwitschii ((Boiss. & Reut.) Vicens, Molero & C.Blanché): Native to the area that comprises Estremadura in western central Portugal. Classified as Near Threatened.[8][9]
References
edit- ↑ de Bélair, G. (2010). "Euphorbia paniculata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010 e.T164193A5770328. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-2.RLTS.T164193A5770328.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- 1 2 "Euphorbia paniculata" (PDF). Flora Iberica. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ↑ Schwarzer, Udo; Fandos, Josep Vicens (30 December 2018). "Euphorbia paniculata subsp. calcicola U.Schwarzer & Vicens subsp. nov. (Euphorbiaceae), a new taxonof the southwestern Portugal". Anales del Jardín Botánico de Madrid. pp. e070–e070. doi:10.3989/ajbm.2501. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ↑ "Euphorbia paniculata subsp. calcicola U.Schwarzer & Vicens". Flora-On. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ↑ "Euphorbia paniculata subsp. monchiquensis (Franco & P.Silva) Vicens, Molero & C.Blanché". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ↑ "Euphorbia paniculata subsp. monchiquensis (Franco & P.Silva) Vicens, Molero & C.Blanché". Flora-On. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ↑ "Euphorbia paniculata subsp. paniculata". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ↑ "Euphorbia paniculata subsp. welwitschii (Boiss. & Reut.) Vicens, Molero & C.Blanché". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ↑ "Euphorbia paniculata subsp. welwitschii (Boiss. & Reut.) Vicens, Molero & C.Blanché". Flora-On. Retrieved 30 March 2021.