| Accepted name: |
Euphorbia lathyris L. |
| Synonym(s): |
-Tithymalus lathyrus (L.) Hill
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| English names: |
Myrtle Spurge
Caper Spurge
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| French names: |
Euphorbe épurge
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| Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Euphorbiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
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| OPL Code: |
HEUPLA
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998) |
| Lifeform: |
2 |
| Lifecycle: |
A |
| Source database: |
FOIBIS, June 2005-2012 |
| Floristic Affinities: |
- |
| Distribution: |
-
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| Ecosystem: |
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| Microhabitat: |
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| Ethnobotanical Notes: |
The seeds contain up to 50% fatty oil, used medicinally and for the production of soap, formerly also as fuel oil. Occasionally the seeds are utilized as a coffee substitute(1). |
| Key Characters: |
- |
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