Euphorbia antiquorum

Euphorbia antiquorum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Euphorbia
Species: E. antiquorum
Binomial name
Euphorbia antiquorum
L.

Euphorbia antiquorum, known as Antique Spurge and "Euphorbia of the Ancients", is a species of succulent plant in the Euphorbiaceae family.

It is the type species, and is closely related to the Poinsettia−Euphorbia pulcherrima, native to Mexico.

See also


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