Euphorbia laurifolia Juss. ex Lam. belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.

Croat, T 93504

August 17, 2004

Location

Ecuador, Napo

-0.096111, -77.816667

Location Remarks

Along road from Baeza to Lago Agrio, 10 km SE of Manuel Galindo.

Collectors

Tom B. Croat, Geneviève Ferry, Christopher Davidson

Notes

Shrub 2.5 m tall; flowers greenish.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Malpighiales

Family

Euphorbiaceae

Genus

Euphorbia

Specific Epithet

laurifolia

Authorship

Juss. ex Lam.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 7.9

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.4

Global rank

#124,389 of 335,497

Top 38%

Extinction probability

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →