Euphorbiaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Euphorbia emirnensis

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

The thickened root is very toxic and fried slices are used as bait to poison rodents; it is also used as fish poison[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ].

Botanical Description

Euphorbia emirnensis is a perennial plant with slender, erect stems. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local medicinal use. This species has a very large extent of occurrence (467,091 km²) and a large area of occupancy (173,404 km²). It is recorded from 29 localities and comprises four to seven subpopulations. There are some threats, but these do not yet trigger a threatened status. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAfrica - Madagascar.

HabitatA high altitude species of meadows and grassy slopes, it is also found in areas where the forest has been destroyed[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].