Euphorbia meloformis

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Euphorbia meloformis
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CITES Appendix II (CITES) [1]
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Euphorbia
Species:
E. meloformis
Binomial name
Euphorbia meloformis
Synonyms [3]
List
    • Euphorbia meloformis f. falsa(N.E.Br.) Marx
    • Euphorbia meloformis f. magnaR.A.Dyer ex Marx
    • Euphorbia meloformis subsp. valida(N.E.Br.) G.D.Rowley
    • Euphorbia meloniformisLem.
    • Euphorbia pomiformisThunb.
    • Euphorbia pyriformisN.E.Br.
    • Euphorbia validaN.E.Br.

Euphorbia meloformis 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

  1. ↑ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  2. ↑ Hort. Kew. 2: 135 (1789)
  3. 1 2 "Euphorbia meloformis Aiton". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  4. ↑ "Euphorbia meloformis melon spurge". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 21 February 2021.


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