Euphorbia stygiana

Euphorbia stygiana
Conservation status

Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Euphorbia
Species: E. stygiana
Binomial name
Euphorbia stygiana
H.C.Watson

Euphorbia stygiana is a critically endangered species of perennial evergreen shrub in the Euphorbiaceae family, endemic to the São Lourenço region on Santa Maria Island of the Azores. It grows to a height of 1.5m / 4.9ft and spread of 1m / 3.3ft, with dark green lanceolate leaves and yellow flowers. The total population counts less than 50 mature individuals in the wild.

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