Euphorbia dendroides

Euphorbia dendroides, also known as tree spurge, is a small tree or large shrub of the family Euphorbiaceae that grows in semi-arid and mediterranean climates.

Euphorbia dendroides
Euphorbia dendroides on the Mediterranean
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Euphorbiaceae
Genus:	Euphorbia
Species:	E. dendroides
Binomial name
Euphorbia dendroides L.

Distribution and habitat

Euphorbia dendroides has a wide distribution throughout the Mediterranean region, from Morocco and the Balearic Islands in the west to Syria, Jordan and Egypt in the east in Europe, southwest Asia, and North Africa.^[3][1][4] This plant is sensitive to frost, so it only grows on protected and sunny mountainsides in hilly areas. It has been introduced to other countries out of its original range as an ornamental tree.

Description

This bush also has uses in traditional medicine; like many other species of genus Euphorbia^[5] its toxic white and sticky sap has been used to treat skin excrescences, like cancers, tumors, and warts since ancient times.

Gallery

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  Flora illustration
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  Vegetative part
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  Detail of the leaves
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  Global shape with flowers
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  Detail of the flowers
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  Capsule