Biology:Euphorbia xanti

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Short description: Species of flowering plant in the spurge family Euphorbiaceae

Euphorbia xanti
Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia xanti 1.jpg
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Euphorbia
Species:
E. xanti
Binomial name
Euphorbia xanti
Engelm. ex Boiss.
Synonyms[2]
  • M.E.Jones (Engelm. ex Boiss.) Millsp.
  • Euphorbia gymnoclada Aklema xanti
  • Engelm. Euphorbia corallifera

Euphorbia xanti, known as Baja spurge, is a species of flowering plant in the spurge family Euphorbiaceae. It is native to Mexico, occurring in Baja California, Sonora, and Sinaloa.[2] This species is a shrubby succulent, valued in gardening for drought tolerance and its abundant fragrant cyathia with colourful bracts.[3] As most other succulent members of the genus Euphorbia, its trade is regulated under Appendix II of CITES.[4]

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5851975 entry