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Euphorbia leucocephala

White-lace Shrub

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General Information

COMMON NAMES: White-lace Shrub, Flor de Nino, Bridal Bouquet; French Poinsettia, Flor de Hino

GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: NATIVE Caribbean

COOK ISLANDS STATUS: Introduced - Recent, Not naturalised; Land, lowlands

SIGNIFICANCE LIST: Ornamental flowers/leaves

KEY FEATURES: Flowers: southern winter.

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Cook Islands Distribution

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Southern Group: Present    Makatea:
RR 
MG
AT
MK
MT
AK
PL
TK
MN
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+
-

Northern Group:
TN 
MH
RK
PK
NS
SW
-
-

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Scientific Taxonomy

Euphorbia leucocephala Lotsy.
TAXONOMY: PLANTAE; ANTHOPHYTA (=Angiospermae); MAGNOLIOPSIDA (=Dicotyledones); ROSIDAE; Euphorbiales; EUPHORBIACEAE

Vouchers & References

Vouchers:
None Recorded.

References:
p.517 Neal - In Gardens of Hawaii
p.408 Tropica

Data Update History (information):
zTX, zB02, zM02, zD02

Web Resources

Citation Information

McCormack, Gerald (2007) Cook Islands Biodiversity Database, Version 2007.2. Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at http://cookislands.bishopmuseum.org. Copy citation to system clipboard
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