Euphorbia bupleurifolia

Euphorbia bupleurifolia, commonly known as cycad spurge or pine cone plant, is a species of plant in the family Euphorbiaceae.[1]

Euphorbia bupleurifolia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Euphorbia
Species:
E. bupleurifolia
Binomial name
Euphorbia bupleurifolia
Synonyms
  • Euphorbia proteifolia Boiss.
  • Tithymalus bupleurifolius (Jacq.) Haw.

It is native to southern Africa.[2] It is found in the South African regions of Cape Provinces and KwaZulu-Natal.[1]

The Latin specific epithet of bupleurifolia refers to means ‘with leaves like those of the genus Bupleurum’, a large genus in the Apiaceae (carrot family), commonly called Hare's Ear. The genus name Bupleurum is also an ancient Greek word for ‘umbelliferous plant’.[2] It was first described and published in Pl. Hort. Schoenbr. Vol.1 on page 55 in 1797.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Euphorbia bupleurifolia Jacq. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  2. ^ a b Gumede, Sibahle (May 2019). "Euphorbia bupleurifolia". Plantzafrica.com. South African National Biodiversity Institute. Retrieved 1 January 2021.