Euphorbia pirahazo

Euphorbia pirahazo
Conservation status
	; Critically endangered, possibly extinct (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Euphorbiaceae
Genus:	Euphorbia
Species:	E. pirahazo
Binomial name
	Euphorbia pirahazo; Jum.

Euphorbia pirahazo is a species of plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

More than 100 years ago this plant was overcollected for rubber production, but it has not been collected recently. It was thought to be nearly extinct by 1921. It is now "extremely rare if not extinct".[2]

Sources

Haevermans, T. (2004). "Euphorbia pirahazo". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T44423A10901671. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T44423A10901671.en.
Haevermans, T. 2004. Euphorbia pirahazo. 2012 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Archived June 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine Downloaded on 21 June 2013.

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[iucn_status-1] Haevermans, T. (2004). "Euphorbia pirahazo". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T44423A10901671. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T44423A10901671.en.

[iucn-2] Haevermans, T. 2004. Euphorbia pirahazo. 2012 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Archived June 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine Downloaded on 21 June 2013.