Euphorbia xanti

Euphorbia xanti
CITES Appendix II (CITES)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Euphorbia
Species:
E. xanti
Binomial name
Euphorbia xanti
Engelm. ex Boiss.
Synonyms
  • Aklema xanti (Engelm. ex Boiss.) Millsp.
  • Euphorbia gymnoclada Engelm.
  • Euphorbia corallifera M.E.Jones

Euphorbia xanti, known as Baja spurge, is a species of flowering plant in the spurge family Euphorbiaceae. It is native to Mexico, occurring in Baja California, Sonora, and Sinaloa. This species is a shrubby succulent, valued in gardening for drought tolerance and its abundant fragrant cyathia with colourful bracts. As most other succulent members of the genus Euphorbia, its trade is regulated under Appendix II of CITES.

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