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Euphorbia xylophylloides
Euphorbia xylophylloides is a spurge species from Madagascar that can grow into a tree. Its numbers in the wild are decreasing.
Euphorbia xylophylloides is endemic to the island nation of Madagascar. There it is found in the central and southern parts of the island in Antananarivo, Fianarantsoa, Toliara provinces. It grows on inselbergs, areas of isolated rock outcrops, and on sandy soils.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Euphorbia xylophylloides by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
