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    Euphorbia saratoi  ARDOINO    
 

Fam.: Euphorbiaceae / Spurge Fam.  

Synon.:  Euphorbia virgultosa  KLOKOV

Genus:  Euphorbia  L.
 

Authors:
   ARDOINO:  Honoré Jean Baptiste Ardoino (1819 - 1874), Italian botanist
   KLOKOV:  Michail Klokov (1896 - 1981), Ukrainian botanist
   L.:  Carl von Linné (Linnaeus, 1707 - 1777), Swedish naturalist who introduced the binary naming system for plants and animals
 

Etymology:
   Euphorbia:   Euforbos, physician of king Juba II. of Mauritania (1st century BC), found a healing Euphorbia
   saratoi:   César Honoré Sarato (1830 - 1893), botanist and marine biologist from Nice (France)
   virgultosa:   grows between bushes
 

Euphorbia saratoi can easily be confused with the similar species Euphorbia virgata (also called Euphorbia waldsteinii) and Euphorbia esula. Mainly the leaves are different: Euphorbia saratoi has long lineal, rather steadily wide leaves, with the maximum width in the middle of the length. At Euphorbia virgata the also rather long leaves have their widest point near the base and have adumbrated small peduncles at the laterally truncated base. Euphorbia esula has shorter leaves with the widest point above the middle of the length. The small nectary horns of Euphorbia saratoi are long, those of Euphorbia esula are short and blunt. Euphorbia saratoi isn't frequent, but has a wide distribution area in Central and Eastern Europe, moreover it has been introduced in North America. For long time the name Euphorbia pseudovirgata (SCHUR) SOÓ has been used for Euphorbia saratoi, until it turned out that this name means only a wide-leaved variety of Euphorbia virgata. In history the name Euphorbia tommasiniana BERTOLONI has also been used for Euphorbia saratoi, but in reality it belongs to another species, an endemism of the region of Trieste (Italy). Euphorbia saratoi has first been understood as a bastard clan between Euphorbia virgata and Euphorbia esula, which is rather doubtful according to recent investigation.

 

Euphorbia saratoi / Twiggy Spurge, D Martinstein an der Nahe 15.5.2010
Fig. 1:  Euphorbia saratoi / Twiggy Spurge
D Martinstein an der Nahe 15.5.2010
Euphorbia saratoi / Twiggy Spurge, D Martinstein an der Nahe 15.5.2010
Fig. 2:  Euphorbia saratoi / Twiggy Spurge
D Martinstein an der Nahe 15.5.2010
Euphorbia saratoi / Twiggy Spurge, D Martinstein an der Nahe 15.5.2010
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Euphorbia saratoi / Twiggy Spurge, D Martinstein an der Nahe 15.5.2010
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Euphorbia saratoi / Twiggy Spurge, D Martinstein an der Nahe 15.5.2010
Fig. 5:  Euphorbia saratoi / Twiggy Spurge
D Martinstein an der Nahe 15.5.2010
Euphorbia saratoi / Twiggy Spurge, D Martinstein an der Nahe 15.5.2010
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D Martinstein an der Nahe 15.5.2010
Euphorbia saratoi / Twiggy Spurge, D Martinstein an der Nahe 15.5.2010
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D Martinstein an der Nahe 15.5.2010
Euphorbia saratoi / Twiggy Spurge, D Martinstein an der Nahe 15.5.2010
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Euphorbia saratoi / Twiggy Spurge, D Martinstein an der Nahe 15.5.2010
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Euphorbia saratoi / Twiggy Spurge, D Martinstein an der Nahe 15.5.2010
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Euphorbia saratoi / Twiggy Spurge, D Martinstein an der Nahe 15.5.2010
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D Martinstein an der Nahe 15.5.2010
Euphorbia saratoi / Twiggy Spurge, D Martinstein an der Nahe 15.5.2010
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D Martinstein an der Nahe 15.5.2010
Euphorbia saratoi / Twiggy Spurge, D Mannheim 15.5.2021
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D Mannheim 15.5.2021
Euphorbia saratoi / Twiggy Spurge, D Mannheim 25.9.2011
Fig. 14:  Euphorbia saratoi / Twiggy Spurge
D Mannheim 25.9.2011
Euphorbia saratoi / Twiggy Spurge, D Mannheim 25.9.2011
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Euphorbia saratoi / Twiggy Spurge, D Mannheim 25.9.2011
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Euphorbia saratoi / Twiggy Spurge, D Mannheim 25.9.2011
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Euphorbia saratoi / Twiggy Spurge, D Mannheim 25.9.2011
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D Mannheim 25.9.2011
Euphorbia saratoi / Twiggy Spurge, D Mannheim 5.5.2019
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D Mannheim 5.5.2019
Euphorbia saratoi / Twiggy Spurge, D Mannheim 5.5.2019
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D Mannheim 5.5.2019
Euphorbia saratoi / Twiggy Spurge, D Mannheim 5.5.2019
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D Mannheim 5.5.2019
Euphorbia saratoi / Twiggy Spurge, D Mannheim 22.4.2010
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D Mannheim 22.4.2010
Euphorbia saratoi / Twiggy Spurge, D Mannheim 22.4.2010
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D Mannheim 22.4.2010
Euphorbia saratoi / Twiggy Spurge, D Mannheim 22.4.2010
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Euphorbia saratoi / Twiggy Spurge, D Mannheim 22.4.2010
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Euphorbia saratoi / Twiggy Spurge, D Mannheim 22.4.2010
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Euphorbia saratoi / Twiggy Spurge, D Mannheim 22.4.2010
Fig. 27:  Euphorbia saratoi / Twiggy Spurge
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Euphorbia saratoi / Twiggy Spurge, D Mannheim 22.4.2010
Fig. 28:  Euphorbia saratoi / Twiggy Spurge
D Mannheim 22.4.2010
Euphorbia saratoi / Twiggy Spurge, D Mannheim 6.5.2009
Fig. 29:  Euphorbia saratoi / Twiggy Spurge
D Mannheim 6.5.2009
Euphorbia saratoi / Twiggy Spurge, D Mannheim 6.5.2009
Fig. 30:  Euphorbia saratoi / Twiggy Spurge
D Mannheim 6.5.2009
Euphorbia saratoi / Twiggy Spurge, D Mannheim 6.5.2009
Fig. 31:  Euphorbia saratoi / Twiggy Spurge
D Mannheim 6.5.2009
Euphorbia saratoi / Twiggy Spurge, D Mannheim 4.5.2009
Fig. 32:  Euphorbia saratoi / Twiggy Spurge
D Mannheim 4.5.2009
Euphorbia saratoi / Twiggy Spurge, D Mannheim 4.5.2009
Fig. 33:  Euphorbia saratoi / Twiggy Spurge
D Mannheim 4.5.2009
Euphorbia saratoi / Twiggy Spurge, D Mannheim 4.5.2009
Fig. 34:  Euphorbia saratoi / Twiggy Spurge
D Mannheim 4.5.2009
Euphorbia saratoi / Twiggy Spurge, D Mannheim 4.10.2011
Fig. 35:  Euphorbia saratoi / Twiggy Spurge
D Mannheim 4.10.2011
Euphorbia saratoi / Twiggy Spurge, F Dept. Aveyron,  Tiergues 8.6.2006
Fig. 36:  Euphorbia saratoi / Twiggy Spurge
F Dept. Aveyron, Tiergues 8.6.2006
Euphorbia saratoi / Twiggy Spurge, F Dept. Aveyron,  Tiergues 8.6.2006
Fig. 37:  Euphorbia saratoi / Twiggy Spurge
F Dept. Aveyron, Tiergues 8.6.2006

 


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