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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DietPhotosynthetic Autotroph 1 System (Realm) Living or Extinct Scientific Name Conservation Status Comparison
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Source Euphorbia leuconeura (Wikidata)
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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.
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Euphorbia leuconeura is a species of flowering plant in the family Euphorbiaceae.
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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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Lead, whole group is photosyntheticQuote, Lead, whole group is photosynthetic
They are predominantly photosynthetic or came from photosynthetic ancestors, meaning that they obtain their energy from sunlight by using the green pigment chlorophyll in their chloroplasts to produce sugars from carbon dioxide and water.
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