Euphorbia antisyphilitica

Euphorbia antisyphilitica
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[1][note 1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Euphorbia
Species:
E. antisyphilitica
Binomial name
Euphorbia antisyphilitica
Synonyms

Euphorbia cerifera Alcocer[2]

Euphorbia antisyphilitica is a species of flowering plant in the spurge family Euphorbiaceae. It is native to the Trans-Pecos of Texas[3] and southern New Mexico in the United States as well as Chihuahua, Coahuila, Hidalgo, and Querétaro in Mexico.[2] Common names include candelilla and wax plant, but the latter is more often applied to members of the unrelated genus Hoya. It is shrubby and has densely clustered, erect, essentially leafless stems that are covered in wax to prevent transpiration.[4]

  1. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  2. ^ a b "Euphorbia antisyphilitica". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2010-10-14.
  3. ^ "Euphorbia antisyphilitica Zucc". Native Plant Database. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. Retrieved 2010-10-14.
  4. ^ Turner, Matt Warnock (2009). Remarkable Plants of Texas. University of Texas Press. pp. 125–127. ISBN 978-0-292-71851-7.


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