Euphorbia bourgeana

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Malpighiales

Familia: Euphorbiaceae
Subfamilia: Euphorbioideae
Tribus: Euphorbieae
Subtribus: Euphorbiinae
Genus: Euphorbia
Subgenus: E. subg. Esula
Sectio: E. sect. Aphyllis
Subsectio: E. subsect. Macaronesicae
Species: Euphorbia bourgeana
Name

Euphorbia bourgeana J.Gay ex Boiss.
Synonyms

Heterotypic
Euphorbia lambiorum Svent., Addit. Fl. Canar. 1: 27 (1960).

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa
Regional: Macaronesia
Canary Is. (Tenerife, NW. & C. Gomera)

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Gay, J.É. in A.P.de Candolle, 1862. Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis 15(2):108.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Euphorbia bourgeana in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jun 22. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Euphorbia bourgaeana. Published online. Accessed: Jun 22 2020.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Euphorbia bourgeana in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jun 22. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2020. Euphorbia bourgeana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 22 Jun 2020.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Euphorbia bourgeana in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service.
IUCN: Euphorbia bourgeana J.Gay ex Boiss. (Vulnerable)

Vernacular names
español: Tabaiba Amarilla de Tenerife

Euphorbia bourgaeana is a species of flowering plant in the spurge family Euphorbiaceae. It is native to Tenerife in the Canary Islands.[3]: 208 
Description

It can grow to a height of 6–10 feet (1.82-3.04 metres), but if potted, it can be kept relatively small. The plant grows well in USDA zones 9b-11.

Like many euphorbias, parts of the plants are poisonous if ingested.
References

Marrero Gómez, M.V. (2011). "Euphorbia bourgeana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T193560A8867714. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T193560A8867714.en. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
"Synonyms of Euphorbia bourgeana". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved February 24, 2012.
Bramwell, D.; Bramwell, Z. (2001). Wild flowers of the Canary Islands. Madrid, Spain: Editorial Rueda. ISBN 978-84-7207-129-2.