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Sickle Spurge (Euphorbia falcata)

Description

Euphorbia falcata L. , is a phanerogama species belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae. It's a spurge herbaceous small. The inflorescence has many leaves with very broad and characteristic bracts . The leaves bend over themselves and have a sharp apex with a mucron , just like the bracts. The flowers have semicircular nectaries with very little appendages. The seeds are ornamented, with a dorsal edge marked and crossed transversally.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum: Magnoliophyta

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Malpighiales

            • Family: Euphorbiaceae

              • Genus: Euphorbia