''Euphorbia tuckeyana'' is a species of flowering plants of the family
Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbiaceae, the spurge family, is a large family of flowering plants. In English, they are also commonly called euphorbias, which is also the name of a genus in the family. Most spurges, such as ''Euphorbia paralias'', are herbs, but some, e ...
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The species is
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...
to
Cape Verde
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[Oromí, Martín, Zurita & Cabrera, 2005 : ]
Lista preliminar de especies silvestres de Cabo Verde: Hongos, Plantas y Animales Terrestres.
' Gobierno de Canarias, Consejería de Medio Ambiente y Ordenación Territorial, p. 44 The species is
named after
James Hingston Tuckey
James Hingston Tuckey (August 1776 – 4 October 1816) was an Ireland, Irish-born United Kingdom, British explorer and a captain (Royal Navy), captain in the Royal Navy. Some sources mistakenly refer to him as James Kingston Tuckey.
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. Its local name is ''tortolho''. The plants are used for tanning hides.
[Plantas endémicas e arvores indígenas de Cabo Verde]
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Description
''Euphorbia tuckeyana'' is a shrub that can reach 3 m height. It has milky sap. Its elliptical leaves are placed in rosettes. It has yellow flowers.[
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Distribution and ecology
''Euphorbia tuckeyana'' occurs on most of the Cape Verde islands, but not on Maio.[ It grows in semi-arid, sub-humid and humid zones, between 100 and 2,500 metres elevation. The plants grow in rocky places and escarpments. It is characteristic of the endemic vegetation of the Cape Verde Islands.]
References
Further reading
* ''The endemic vascular plants of the Cape Verde Islands, W Africa, Sommerfeltia 24, 1997, C. Brochmann, Ø. H. Rustan, W. Lobin & N. Kilian, ISSN 0800-6865,
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tuckeyana
Endemic flora of Cape Verde