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Euphorbia canariensis

Species of flowering plant in the spurge family Euphorbiaceae

Euphorbia canariensis
Summary

Species of flowering plant in the spurge family Euphorbiaceae

Euphorbia canariensis Thunb.

Euphorbia canariensis Tremaut{{cite web | access-date = 2008-03-22 | author-link = International Plant Names Index Tithymalus quadrangularis Kigg{{cite book | access-date = 2008-03-22 | chapter-url = https://books.google.com/books?id=eb_dEGP56-QC&pg=PT110 | author-link = A. P. de Candolle | chapter-url = http://www.illustratedgarden.org/mobot/rarebooks/page.asp?relation=SB438C361799V3&identifier=0197 | access-date = 2008-03-22

Euphorbia canariensis, commonly known as the Canary Island spurge, Hercules club{{cite web | access-date = 2008-03-23 | author-link = California Lutheran University |access-date = 2008-03-02 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080306042504/http://www.canaryislandflora.com/arid.htm |archive-date = 2008-03-06

Description

The Canary Island spurge is a succulent shrub, growing to between 3 and high. It is made up of fleshy quadrangular or pentagonal trunks that look like cacti. It has no leaves, instead bearing spines 5 to long. It produces reddish-green flowers. It is hardy to -2 °C.{{cite web | access-date = 2008-03-23

The latex, which contains diterpenes{{cite journal | access-date =2008-03-23 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20080807031224/http://grande.nal.usda.gov/ibids/index.php?mode2=detail | archive-date =2008-08-07 | url-status =live | url-access =subscription | access-date = 2008-03-23

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Distribution

The species is found on the narrow coastal belt, from sea level to 1100 m in the Canary Islands.

References

References

  1. Beech, E.. (2017). "''Euphorbia canariensis''".
  2. "Appendices {{!}} CITES".
  3. {{GRIN
  4. (2001). "Wild Flowers of the Canary Islands". Rueda.
  5. (30 April 1991). "Símbolos de la naturaleza para las Islas Canarias".
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