Biology:Euphorbia meloformis
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Short description: Species of plant in the genus Euphorbia
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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. meloformis
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| Binomial name | |
| Euphorbia meloformis Aiton[2]
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Euphorbia meloformis, called the melon spurge, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Euphorbia, native to the Cape Provinces of South Africa.[3] A succulent, it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[4]
References
- ↑ "Appendices | CITES". https://cites.org/eng/app/appendices.php.
- ↑ Hort. Kew. 2: 135 (1789)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Euphorbia meloformis Aiton". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:347319-1.
- ↑ "Euphorbia meloformis melon spurge". The Royal Horticultural Society. https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/115159/Euphorbia-meloformis/Details.
Wikidata ☰ Q4300979 entry
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