Biology:Euphorbia pirahazo

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Euphorbia pirahazo

Critically endangered, possibly extinct (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Euphorbia
Species:
E. pirahazo
Binomial name
Euphorbia pirahazo
Jum.

Euphorbia pirahazo is a species of plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. It is endemic to Madagascar . Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

More than 100 years ago this plant was over-collected for rubber production, but it has not been collected recently. It was thought to be nearly extinct by 1921. It is now "extremely rare if not extinct".[1]

Sources

Wikidata ☰ Q5410522 entry