Euphorbia longituberculosa is a species of flowering plant in the family Euphorbiaceae, endemic to the Arabian Peninsula and North-east Africa.[1] It inhabits rocky terrain, sheltered among stones or under small shrubs; from sea level to 1,800 m (5,900 ft).[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Genus: | Euphorbia |
| Species: | E. longituberculosa
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Description
editEuphorbia longituberculosa has a height of 15–30 cm (5.9–11.8 in) with a tapering root. The stem grows to a height of 8 cm with a thickness of 4 cm which is tuberculate. E. longituberculosa has linear-lanceolate leaves of 0.3–1 cm (0.12–0.39 in) with similar bracts but smaller.[3]
References
edit- ^ Bruyns, Peter V.; Klak, Cornelia; Hanáček, Pavel (December 2011). "Age and diversity in Old World succulent species of Euphorbia (Euphorbiaceae)". Taxon. 60 (6): 1717–1733. doi:10.1002/tax.606016.
- ^ Peirson, Jess A.; Bruyns, Peter V.; Riina, Ricarda; Morawetz, Jeffery J.; Berry, Paul E. (2013-12-20). "A molecular phylogeny and classification of the largely succulent and mainly African Euphorbia subg. Athymalus (Euphorbiaceae)". Taxon. 62 (6): 1178–1199. doi:10.12705/626.12. ISSN 0040-0262.
- ^ Carter, Susan (1990). "New Euphorbia Species Related to E. longituberculosa Boiss". Kew Bulletin. 45 (4): 653–659. doi:10.2307/4113870. JSTOR 4113870.
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