Euphorbia terracina explained

Euphorbia terracina, commonly known as the Geraldton carnation weed and False caper, is a species of perennial herb in the family Euphorbiaceae. It has a self-supporting growth form and simple, broad leaves. Flowers are visited by Lipotriches brachysoma, Lipotriches natalensis, Lipotriches crassula, and Nomia bouyssoui.[1] [2] It produces small, three lobed fruits, with each lobe containing one seed.[3]

Distribution

Euphorbia terracina is natively distributed in Mediterranean climate regions of Northern Africa, temperate Asia, and some areas of Europe. It is an invasive weed in other similar climate regions mainly in Australia and the U.S. state of California.[4] [5] It allelopathically inhibitit growth of surrounding plants.[6]

Toxicity

See also: Euphorbia. Euphorbia terracina is toxic to both humans and livestock. As with many other Euphorbia species, exposure to its milky sap may cause irritation to skin, eyes, and digestive tracts.

Uses

In some regions of Algeria, the sap of Euphorbia terracina is used to treat warts. The sap has been found to demonstrate antioxidative properties[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Euphorbia terracina L. - Encyclopedia of Life. 2022-02-04. eol.org.
  2. Web site: Mifsud. Stephen. 2002-08-23. Euphorbia terracina (Coastal Spurge) : MaltaWildPlants.com - the online Flora of the Maltese Islands.. 2022-02-16. www.maltawildplants.com. en-us.
  3. Riordan . Erin C. . Rundel . Philip W. . Brigham . Christy . Tiszler . John . 2008 . Morphological Traits and Invasive Potential of the Alien Euphorbia Terracina (euphorbiaceae) in Coastal Southern California . Madroño . 55 . 1 . 52–59 . 0024-9637.
  4. Euphorbia terracina (false caper) . CABI . 2022-01-07 . 10.1079/cabicompendium.21379 . en. free .
  5. Web site: Euphorbia terracina Calflora . 2024-04-17 . www.calflora.org.
  6. Web site: Euphorbia terracina Profile – California Invasive Plant Council . 2024-04-17 . en-US.
  7. Zeghad . Farida . Djılanı . Salah Eddine . Djılanı . Abdelouaheb . Dıcko . Amadou . 2016 . Antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of three Euphorbia species . Turkish Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences . 13 . 1 . 22–37 . 10.5505/tjps.2016.29491 . 1304-530X. free .

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