Euphorbia decaryi

Common name:

Family: Euphorbiaceae

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Country of Origin: SE Madagascar

Description: This compact and slow growing stoloniferous species comes from the area around Fort Dauphin in Madagascar. This area sits on the border between the Spiny Thicket areas to the west and the Lowland Forest areas comprising most of the eastern side of the island.

White, scaly stolons are prostrate and tipped with wavy, slightly hairy leaves; Shoots about 1 cm in diameter, straight

Uses:

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USDA Zone:

Source: Chamberland

Provenance:

Corrected name to var. decaryi based upon information supplied by Frank Vincentz, International Euphorbia Society - 9 JAN 2006

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Classification:

• Division: Magnoliophyta
• Class: Magnoliopsida
• SubClass: eurosid I
• Order: Malpighiales
• SubOrder:
• Family: Euphorbiaceae
• SubFamily: Euphorbioideae
• Tribe: Euphorbieae
• SubTribe: Euphorbiinae

References:

1. Personal Communication with Frank Vincentz, International Euphorbia Society - 4 JAN 2006
2. IUCN Redlist - accessed 21 July 2014
3. Euphorbia decaryi var. decaryi in Euphorbia Planetary Biodiversity Inventory. Accessed 13 August 2015.
4. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Friday, January 27, 2017.
5. WCSP (2016). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Friday, January 27, 2017.

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