Euphorbia cedrorum is a species of flowering plant in the family Euphorbiaceae endemic to Madagascar.

Euphorbia cedrorum
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Euphorbia
Species:
E. cedrorum
Binomial name
Euphorbia cedrorum
Rauh & Hebding

Distribution and habitat edit

Although described in 1993 from a cultivated specimen, in the wild the species is known only from one single later collection on the side of the Antananarivo-Tulear road, Tulear (Toliara) area, in south-west Madagascar. Only a few mature specimens are known to occur within this only known locality. Based on this collection, its natural habitat appears to be subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.[1]

Conservation edit

Very little is known about the status of the species, but it appears not to be common. Its habitat is considered to be threatened by clearing for farming and charcoal burning.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Rakotoarisoa, S.E. (2020). "Euphorbia cedrorum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T44318A153299795. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T44318A153299795.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2024-01-17.