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Magnoliophyta
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Euphorbiaceae
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Euphorbia
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E. resinifera
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Euphorbia resinifera A.Berger.
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Euphorbia resinifera Resin spurge ) is a species of spurge native to Morocco , where it occurs on the slopes of the Atlas Mountains .[ 1]
It is a shrub growing to 60 cm tall, forming multi-stemmed cushion-shaped clumps up to 2 m wide. The stems are erect, succulent , superficially like a cactus (an example of convergent evolution in a similar semi-desert climate), four-angled, with short but sharp pairs of 6 mm spines on the angles, spaced about 1 cm apart up the stem.[ 1]
It is similar to its relative Euphorbia echinus Moroccan coast and the Canary Islands .
It contains a high concentration of resiniferatoxin and is being used to develop a novel and powerful class of analgesics .[ 2]
References
↑ 1.0 1.1 Huxley, A, ed. (1992). New RHS Dictionary of Gardening . ISBN 0-333-47494-5
↑ Appendino, G. & Szallasi, A. (1997) Euphorbium: Modern research on its active principle, resiniferatoxin, revives an ancient medicine. [1]
19th century illustration Template:Euphorbia-stub
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