Euphorbia regis-jubae
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| Euphorbia regis-jubae | |
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| In habitat, Teguise, Lanzarote | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Genus: | Euphorbia |
| Species: | E. regis-jubae |
| Binomial name | |
| Euphorbia regis-jubae J.Gay[2] | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Euphorbia regis-jubae is a species of flowering plant in the family Euphorbiaceae, native to the eastern Canary Islands, western Morocco, north-western Western Sahara. The specific epithet honours the contributions of King Juba II to natural history and his role in bringing the genus to notice. In Spanish, it is known as tabaiba morisca. It has often been confused with Euphorbia lamarckii.
Euphorbia regis-jubae is a shrub, up to 2 m (7 ft) tall. It has light brown stems and terminal rosettes of leaves that are narrow and oblong, with a pointed or somewhat blunt apex. The inflorescences are pedunculate, umbel-like, usually simple with five to eight rays, more rarely compound. The greenish-yellow floral bracts are large, not joined at the base, and persist when the fruit has formed. The fruit capsules are light brown or red. The seeds have a stalked elaiosome (caruncle).[3][4]
Inflorescence
Fruit
