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Species of flowering plant in the spurge family Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbia canariensis , commonly known as the Canary Island spurge , Hercules club
[7] or in
Spanish cardón ,
[8] : 206 is a
succulent member of the genus
Euphorbia and family
Euphorbiaceae
[3]
endemic to the
Canary Islands .
[9] It is the plant symbol of the island of
Gran Canaria .
[10]
Description
The Canary Island spurge is a succulent shrub, growing to between 3 and 4 metres (10 and 13 ft) high. It is made up of fleshy quadrangular or pentagonal trunks that look like cacti. It has no leaves, instead bearing spines 5 to 14 millimetres (0.20 to 0.55 in) long. It produces reddish-green flowers.
[9] It is
hardy to −2
°C (28
°F ).
[11]
The
latex , which contains
diterpenes
[12] is poisonous.
[13]
Spines on a young shoot
Flowers
Fruit
Distribution
The species is found on the narrow coastal belt, from sea level to 1,100 metres (3,600 ft) in the Canary Islands.
[13]
See also
References
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^
a
b
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Agricultural Research Service ,
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^
International Plant Names Index .
"whole name = Euphorbia canariensis " . Retrieved 2008-03-22 .
^ Wijnands, D. O. (1983).
"Euphorbiaceae" .
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^
Decandolle, A.P. (1837).
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^
Barbara J. Collins, Ph.D. (2007-08-09).
"Photographs of succulents Euphorbia canariensis 4744" . Photographs of succulents . California Lutheran University. Retrieved 2008-03-23 .
^ Bramwell, David & Bramwell, Zoë (2001). Wild Flowers of the Canary Islands (2nd ed.). Madrid: Rueda. p. 206.
ISBN
978-84-7207-129-2 .
^
a
b
"Canary Islands Flora - Arid Habitat" . Archived from
the original on 2008-03-06. Retrieved 2008-03-02 .
^
Símbolos de la naturaleza para las Islas Canarias [Natural Symbols for the Canary Islands] (Ley 7/1991) (in Spanish). Vol. 151. 30 April 1991. pp. 20946–20497 – via
BOE .
^ Thijs de Graaf.
"Euphorbia" . euphorbia engels . Retrieved 2008-03-23 .
^ Marco, J.A., J; Sanz Cervera, J.F.; Yuste, A. (June 1997).
"Ingenane and lathyrane diterpenes from the latex of Euphorbia canariensis" . Phytochemistry-Oxford . 45 (3): 563–570.
Bibcode :
1997PChem..45..563M .
doi :
10.1016/S0031-9422(97)00018-6 . Archived from
the original on 2008-08-07. Retrieved 2008-03-23 .
^
a
b University of Connecticut (18 March 2008).
"Euphorbia canariensis L." EEB Greenhouse Accession Data . Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Greenhouses. Retrieved 2008-03-23 .
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