Kingdom: Plantae > Division: Tracheophyta > Class: Magnoliopsida > Order: Malpighiales > Family: Euphorbiaceae > Genus: Euphorbia > Species: Euphorbia esula > See subspecies
Scientific name Source
Euphorbia esula subsp. esula L. Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (2001)
Euphorbia esula subsp. tommasiniana (Soják) Radcl.-Sm. Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (2001)

Euphorbia esula L.

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Threat status Europe Not evaluated (IUCN)
Protected by 1 international agreement

Distribution

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Threat and conservation status

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Legal status

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Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) This species or synonym as such is not listed in CITES, but whole Genus Euphorbia is concerned by Appendix II. (Succulent species only except Euphorbia misera and the species included in Appendix I. Artificially propagated specimens of cultivars of Euphorbia trigona, artificially propagated specimens of crested, fan-shaped or colour mutants of Euphorbia lactea, when grafted on artificially propagated root stock of Euphorbia neriifolia, and artificially propagated specimens of cultivars of Euphorbia ‘Milii’ when they are traded in shipments of 100 or more plants and readily recognizable as artificially propagated specimens, are not subject to the provisions of the Convention). Designates all parts and derivatives, except: a) seeds (including seedpods of Orchidaceae), spores and pollen (including pollinia). The exemption does not apply to seeds from Cactaceae spp. exported from Mexico, and to seeds from Beccariophoenix madagascariensis and Neodypsis decaryi exported from Madagascar; b) seedlings or tissue cultures obtained in vitro, in solid or liquid media, transported in sterile containers; c) cut flowers of artificially propagated plants; d) fruits, and parts and derivatives thereof of naturalized or artificially propagated plants of the genus Vanilla (Orchidaceae) and of the family Cactaceae; e) stems, flowers, and parts and derivatives thereof of naturalized or artificially propagated plants of the genera Opuntia subgenus Opuntia and Selenicereus (Cactaceae); and f) finished products of Euphorbia antisyphilitica packaged and ready for retail trade. http://www.cites.org/eng

Common names and synonyms

Common Name Language Reference
Esels-Wolfsmilch German Korneck, D., M. Schnittler & I. Vollmer
Synonym Author
Euphorbia basarabica Prodàn
Tithymalus esula (L.) Hill
Euphorbia gmelinii Steud.
Euphorbia gracilis Besser ex M.Bieb., non Loisel.
Euphorbia kaleniczenkii Czern.
Euphorbia sarati Ardoino
Euphorbia subtilis Prokh.
Euphorbia virgultosa Klokov
Euphorbia zhiguliensis Prokh.

Other resources

CoL (accepted name) Catalogue of Life
EoL Encyclopedia of Life
GBIF Global Biodiversity Information Facility
ITIS (accepted) Interagency Taxonomic Information System
NCBI National Center for Biotechnology Information
NOBANIS: Euphorbia esula European Network on Invasive Alien Species
PESI (Accepted) Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure
Species+ Species+ by UNEP-WCMC
Wikipedia Wikipedia

External data

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