Euphorbia heleniana or French grass or Saint Helena spurge is a herbaceous plant, a member of the Euphorbiaceae family.[1]

Euphorbia heleniana

Critically Imperiled  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Euphorbia
Species:
E. heleniana
Binomial name
Euphorbia heleniana
Thell. & Stapf

Distribution

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It is an endemic species to Saint Helena.[2]

Taxonomy

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It was named by Albert Thellung and Otto Stapf, in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1916: 201 in 1916.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Euphorbia heleniana Thell. & Stapf". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
  2. ^ "Euphorbia heleniana Thell. & Stapf | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
  3. ^ "Euphorbia heleniana Thell. & Stapf — The Plant List". www.theplantlist.org. Retrieved 2021-07-31.