Euphorbia meloformis

Euphorbia meloformis
	In bloom
	Close-up showing nectar
	CITES Appendix II
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Embryophytes
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Spermatophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Euphorbiaceae
Genus:	Euphorbia
Species:	E. meloformis
Binomial name
	Euphorbia meloformis; Aiton
Synonyms
	List Euphorbia meloformis f. falsa (N.E.Br.) Marx; Euphorbia meloformis f. magna R.A.Dyer ex Marx; Euphorbia meloformis subsp. valida (N.E.Br.) G.D.Rowley; Euphorbia meloniformis Lem.; Euphorbia pomiformis Thunb.; Euphorbia pyriformis N.E.Br.; Euphorbia valida N.E.Br.; ;

Euphorbia meloformis the melon spurge, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Euphorbia, native to the Cape Provinces of South Africa.^[3] A succulent, it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.^[4]

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Euphorbia meloformis

In bloom

Close-up showing nectar
CITES Appendix II ^[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Embryophytes
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Spermatophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Euphorbiaceae
Genus:	Euphorbia
Species:	E. meloformis
Binomial name
*Euphorbia meloformis* Aiton^[2]
Synonyms^[3]
List Euphorbia meloformis f. falsa (N.E.Br.) Marx Euphorbia meloformis f. magna R.A.Dyer ex Marx Euphorbia meloformis subsp. valida (N.E.Br.) G.D.Rowley Euphorbia meloniformis Lem. Euphorbia pomiformis Thunb. Euphorbia pyriformis N.E.Br. Euphorbia valida N.E.Br.