Euphorbia sikkimensis

Euphorbia sikkimensis, called the Sikkim spurge, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Euphorbia, native to Nepal, the eastern Himalayas, Tibet, south-central and southeast China, Myanmar, and Vietnam.[2] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]

Euphorbia sikkimensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Euphorbia
Species:
E. sikkimensis
Binomial name
Euphorbia sikkimensis
Synonyms[2]
  • Euphorbia chrysocoma H.Lév. & Vaniot
  • Tithymalus sikkimensis (Boiss.) Hurus. & Yu.Tanaka

References
  1. A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 15(2): 113 (1862)
  2. "Euphorbia sikkimensis Boiss". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  3. "Euphorbia sikkimensis Sikkim spurge". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 24 February 2021.


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