Euphorbia cedrorum

Euphorbia cedrorum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Rosids
Order:Malpighiales
Family:Euphorbiaceae
Genus:Euphorbia
Species: E. cedrorum
Binomial name
Euphorbia cedrorum
Rauh & Hebding

Euphorbia cedrorum is a species of flowering plant in the Euphorbiaceae family endemic to Madagascar.

Distribution and habitat

Although described in 1993 from a cultivated specimen, in the wild the species is known only from one single later collection on the side of the Antananarivo-Tulear road, Tulear (Toliara) area, in south-west Madagascar. Only a few mature specimens are known to occur within this only known locality. Based on this collection, its natural habitat appears to be subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.[1]

Conservation

Very little is known about the status of the species, but it appears not to be common. Its habitat is considered to be threatened by clearing for farming and charcoal burning.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Haevermans, T. (2004). "Euphorbia cedrorum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2004: e.T44318A10890290. Retrieved 19 July 2016.


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