Biology:Euphorbia longituberculosa
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Euphorbia longituberculosa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Genus: | Euphorbia |
| Species: | E. longituberculosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Euphorbia longituberculosa Boiss.
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Euphorbia longituberculosa is a species of flowering plant in the family Euphorbiaceae, endemic to the Arabian Peninsula and North-east Africa.[1] It inhabits rocky terrain, sheltered among stones or under small shrubs; from sea level to 1,800 m (5,900 ft).[2]
Description
Euphorbia longituberculosa has a height of 15–30 cm (5.9–11.8 in) with a tapering root. The stem grows to a height of 8 cm with a thickness of 4 cm which is tuberculate. E. longituberculosa has linear-lanceolate leaves of 0.3–1 cm (0.12–0.39 in) with similar bracts but smaller.[3]
References
- ↑ Bruyns, Peter V.; Klak, Cornelia; Hanáček, Pavel (December 2011). "Age and diversity in Old World succulent species of Euphorbia (Euphorbiaceae)" (in en). Taxon 60 (6): 1717–1733. doi:10.1002/tax.606016. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/tax.606016.
- ↑ Peirson, Jess A.; Bruyns, Peter V.; Riina, Ricarda; Morawetz, Jeffery J.; Berry, Paul E. (2013-12-20). "A molecular phylogeny and classification of the largely succulent and mainly African Euphorbia subg. Athymalus (Euphorbiaceae)" (in en). Taxon 62 (6): 1178–1199. doi:10.12705/626.12. ISSN 0040-0262. http://doi.wiley.com/10.12705/626.12.
- ↑ Carter, Susan (1990). "New Euphorbia Species Related to E. longituberculosa Boiss.". Kew Bulletin 45 (4): 653–659. doi:10.2307/4113870. https://www.jstor.org/stable/4113870.
Wikidata ☰ Q15386447 entry
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