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Euphorbia obesa

Flowering Plants

Euphorbia obesa, sometimes called the baseball plant, is a subtropical succulent species of flowering plant in the genus Euphorbia, native to the arid Karoo region of the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. It is listed on CITES Appendix II and is considered endangered in the wild because of over-collection, poaching, slow growth, and limited seed production, though it is widely cultivated in botanical gardens. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Photosynthetic Autotroph 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 1
Threats
Biological Resource Use 2
Relationship to People
Hunted or Fished 1
Scientific Name
Euphorbia obesa 1
Conservation Status
Endangered 1
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Appendix II 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Euphorbiaceae, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Euphorbia obesa
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Found In

Africa

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Brazil

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South Africa

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Sources
1. Euphorbia obesa (Wikipedia)
  • Introduction
    It comes from the arid Karoo in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. It is sometimes referred to as the baseball plant. In the wild it is endangered because of over-collection and poaching, combined with its slow growth, and the fact that the pod contains only two or three seeds.
  • Wikidata Q135673 (P225 taxon name)
  • lead sentence (diet), EntityId 391346
    Euphorbia obesa is a subtropical succulent species of flowering plant in the genus Euphorbia.
  • lead paragraph (habitat realm), EntityId 391346
    It comes from the arid Karoo in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa.
  • Category: Flora listed on CITES Appendix II
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2. Wikipedia: Euphorbia obesa
threat (MediaWiki batch-API article extract states it plainly)
Quote, threat (MediaWiki batch-API article extract states it plainly)
In the wild it is endangered because of over-collection and poaching, combined with its slow growth, and the fact that the pod contains only two or three seeds.
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Wikidata: Euphorbia obesa
Child Taxon Of: Euphorbiaceae, Wikidata P171View the Source
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