Euphorbia capuronii

Euphorbia capuronii is a species of flowering plant in the family Euphorbiaceae.^[2] It is endemic to Madagascar. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Euphorbia capuronii
Conservation status
Critically endangered, possibly extinct in the wild  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Euphorbiaceae
Genus:	Euphorbia
Species:	E. capuronii
Binomial name
Euphorbia capuronii Ursch & Leandri

The Latin specific epithet of capuronii is in honor of the French botanist René Capuron.^[3] It was first published in Mém. Inst. Sci. Madagascar, Sér. B, Biol. Vég. Vol.5 on page 170 (1954, publ. 1955).^[4]