Euphorbia orbiculifolia S.Carter

This species is native to S Arabian Peninsula (S Oman & SE Yemen). (Ref. POWO; 2023). There are 28 species of Euphorbia found in Oman. (Ref. Oman Botanic Garden).

علم تشكل النبات


Glabrous succulent perennial herb or sometimes shrub ; up to 20 cm high . Stems swollen base , with few branches radiating from the apex , covered in leaf scares . Leaves opposite , clustered at the end of branches , 4-5 . 5 cm , suborbicular , apex rounded and minutely apiculate , base abruptly tapering into the petiole , margin entire ; petiole ± 2 cm . Inflorescences pseudumbels , 2-3 with primary rays 6 cm , forking up to 4 times ; cymes lax ; bracts sessile , suborbicular . Flowers cyathia , with cup-shaped involucres ; glands 3(-4) , creamy white with a pink base ; lobes 5 , triangular , margins deeply toothed . Male flowers: bracteoles few , ligulate , 2 . 5 mm long , deeply divided ; stamens far exserted , with pedicels 3 . 5 mm long ; filaments to 2 . 8 mm long . Female flower: ovary glabrous ; styles 3 mm long , joined almost to the shortly bifid thickened apices . Fruit capsule , 4-5 mm in diameter , deeply 3-lobed , exserted , on pedicel ± 6 mm , reflexed when mature . Seeds 3 . 2 x ... Expand

وقت الإزهار


No Data

الوضع البيئي الحالي


Near Endemic (NE) - Vulnerable (VU D2) - Global Assessment

الوفرة


Rare

التوزيع الجغرافي والبيئي


الوصف غير متاح حاليًا

Distribution Map

المرادفات


Not available

الإكثار


No data

العناية بالنبات


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الأسماء الشائعة


Not known

الأسماء المحلية


Not available

الاستخدامات


Not used traditionally.

المراجع


*Ghazanfar, S. (2007). Flora of the Sultanate of Oman, vol.2: Crassulaceae – Apiaceae. Meise, National Botanic Garden of Belgium (Scripta Botanica Begica, Vol. 36). ISBN 9789072619747 ISSN 0779-2387. *https://en.wikipedia.org *Gledhill, D. (2008). The Names of Plants. Fourth Edition. Cambridge University Press, UK. ISBN 978-0-521-86645-3 ISSN 978-0-521-68553-5. *Miller, A., Morris, M. (1988). Plants of Dhofar, the Southern Region of Oman: Traditional, Economic, and Medicinal Uses. Published by Office of the Adviser for Conservation of the Environment, Diwan of Royal Court, Sultanate of Oman; ISBN 10: 0715708082 ISSN 13: 9780715708088. *Pickering, H. Patzelt, A. (2008). Field Guide to the Wild Plants of Oman. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Garden, Kew. ISBN 9781842461778. *Patzelt, A. (2015). Oman Plant Red Data Book. Published by Diwan of Royal Court, Sultanate of Oman. Oman Botanic Garden Publication No. 1. ISBN 978-99969-50-10-0. *POWO (2023). ""Plants of the World Online. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on ... Expand

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