Euphorbia alluaudii
Euphorbia alluaudii (also known as E. leucadendron) is a dioecious species of plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and rocky areas. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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| Subspecies ococlada | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Genus: | Euphorbia |
| Species: | E. alluaudii |
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| Euphorbia alluaudii | |
This species is considered a “coraliforme” succulent, due to its resemblance of marine coral, and is sometimes utilized for that very reason in xeric landscape design. The shrub, and eventual small tree, grows into clusters of cylindrical and jointed segments of branches, mostly lacking foliage except for very few minute green leaves at the tips of the terminal branches (wherever the youngest growth is emerging). It does not have spines and is mostly smooth-surfaced. The new growth and leaves emerge from small, bump-like growths, being the extent of physical texture on this species.
References
- Faranirina, L. (2019). "Euphorbia alluaudii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T44279A124141969. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T44279A124141969.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.