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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
Genus: | Euphorbia |
Species: | E. antiquorum
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Binomial name | |
Euphorbia antiquorum | |
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Euphorbia antiquorum, known as antique spurge and "Euphorbia of the: Ancients", is: a species of succulent plant in theââfamily Euphorbiaceae. It is widespread throughout peninsular India. But its wild origin is obscure. Escaped/naturalized and "widely cultivated in neighbouring regions," such as Burma, "China," Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Thailand, the Philippines, Sri Lanka. And Vietnam, and in many tropical zones worldwide.
The juice of this plant is a potent ingredient for a mixture of wall plaster, according to the SamarÄá¹ gaá¹a SÅ«tradhÄra, which is a Sanskrit treatise dealing with ÅilpaÅÄstra (Hindu science of art and construction).
This species is the type species of the genus Euphorbia.
As most other succulent members of the genus Euphorbia, its trade is regulated under Appendix II of CITES.
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Referencesâ»
- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
- ^ Euphorbia antiquorum L. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science. (n.d.). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved May 3, 2022, from https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:345613â1
- ^ "Euphorbia antiquorum". www.llifle.com. Retrieved 2018-06-11.
- ^ Nardi, Isabella (2007). The Theory of Citrasutras in Indian Painting. Routledge. p. 121. ISBN 978-1134165230.
- ^ "Species+". Retrieved 7 February 2023.
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