Euphorbia dendroides
| Euphorbia dendroides | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Genus: | Euphorbia |
| Species: | E. dendroides |
| Binomial name | |
| Euphorbia dendroides L. | |
Euphorbia dendroides, also known as Tree Spurge, is a small tree of the Euphorbiaceae family that grows in semi-arid and mediterranean climates.
It has a wide distribution in the Mediterranean Basin, from the Iberian Peninsula to Egypt. This plant is sensitive to frost, so it only grows on protected and sunny mountainsides in hilly areas. It has been introduced to other countries out of its original range as an ornamental tree. This bush also has uses in traditional medicine; like many other species of genus Euphorbia[1] its toxic white and sticky sap has been used to treat skin excrescences, like cancers, tumors, and warts since ancient times.
Notes
- Flora de les Gavarres - Euphorbia dendroides L. (Catalan)
- Christian Eichberger, Die Baumartige Wolfsmilch Euphorbia dendroides L., Dissertationes Botanicae 344, 2001, ISBN 3-443-64256-X
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- Plant Biosystems - Alcune Osservazioni Sulla Biologia Morale di Euphorbia Dendroides L doi:10.1080/11263505309428112
- UIB - Herbari virtual - Euphorbia dendroides