Euphorbia oxyodonta Boiss.

Family: Euphorbiaceae

General Appearance

Euphorbia oxyodonta Boiss., it is an annual herb, erect to procumbent, up to 20-40 cm tall, pilose-hispid usually on stems. Leaves obovate to lanceolate, obtuse or acute, serrate or dentate. Rays 3-4 (-5), short, forked twice or thrice. Ray-leaves ovate; raylet leaves ovate-rhombic, acute, serrate. Cyathium with triangular lobes. Capsules glabrous, globose-depressed, deeply 3-sulcate; cocci rounded at back. Seeds 2-3.3 x 1.5-2.5 mm, brown, laxly reticulate; caruncle small, vertical, retuse.

Flowering in: Mar-May.

Life Form

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Distribution in Libya

Al-Jabal Al-Akhder:  Cirenaica, El Minia  W. Derna 1939

Notes

Wild. I have not found a recent record of this species in Libya so far.

This species is accepted: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:347615-1

Link of images: https://www.plantarium.ru/lang/en/page/view/item/85557.html,    https://flora.org.il/en/plants/EUPOXY/

First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan:

Jafri, S.M.H. & El-Gadi, A. (1982) Flora of Libya, Euphorbiaceae Vol.  (89) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya. Page. 33.

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