Euphorbia capuronii

Euphorbia capuronii
Conservation status
Critically endangered, possibly extinct in the wild  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Euphorbiaceae
Genus:	Euphorbia
Species:	E. capuronii
Binomial name
Euphorbia capuronii Ursch & Leandri

Euphorbia capuronii is a species of flowering plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. ^[2] It is endemic to Madagascar. It is threatened by habitat loss.

The Latin specific epithet of capuronii is in honor of the French botanist René Capuron. ^[3] It was first published in Mém. Inst. Sci. Madagascar, Sér. B, Biol. Vég. Vol.5 on page 170 (1954, publ. 1955). ^[4]

References

1. Rabehevitra, A.D. (2020). "Euphorbia capuronii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020 e.T44316A153299699. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T44316A153299699.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
2. "Euphorbia capuronii Ursch & Leandri". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved June 13, 2025.
3. "Capuron, René Paul Raymond | International Plant Names Index". www.ipni.org. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
4. "Euphorbia capuronii Ursch & Leandri | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 18 December 2021.