Euphorbia leuconeura, commonly called the Madagascar jewel, is a species of flowering plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. It is endemic to Madagascar, where it grows in forest undergrowth in rocky areas, can reach about 1.8 meters tall as a branching small tree, and propagates by shooting its seeds several feet into the air. It is threatened by habitat loss. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Classification
System (Realm) Living or Extinct Scientific Name Conservation Status Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source Euphorbia leuconeura (Wikidata)
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Africa, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Madagascar, found in there.
Sources
1. Euphorbia leuconeura (Wikipedia)
System/realm (stated plainly in the entity own recorded description)
It is endemic to Madagascar, where it grows in forest undergrowth in rocky areas, can reach about 1.
Speciesbox infobox, conservation status parameter
status = VU
View the Source2. Euphorbia leuconeura (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q134993 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): vulnerable.
- Child Taxon Of: Euphorbiaceae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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