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Useful Tropical Plants

Euphorbia emirnensis

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Euphorbiaceae

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General Information

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)[
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Known Hazards

The thickened root is very toxic and fried slices are used as bait to poison rodents; it is also used as fish poison[
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Botanical References


Range

Africa - Madagascar.

Habitat

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

Conservation StatusLeast Concern
Medicinal Rating *  *
HabitPerennial
Height0.00 m
Cultivation StatusWild

Cultivation Details

Not known

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

The leafy stems are crushed and the latex applied on skin parasites and warts[
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Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa.
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http://www.prota.org
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Description
An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
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Other Uses

None known

Propagation

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