Euphorbia aleppica

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Euphorbia

At a glance

Occurrence records322

Data sources13

Biological traits16

DNA specimens2

eDNA detections1

Sources13 archives

Databases and archives Euphorbia aleppica's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation5 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility322 records↗

ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI1 eDNA detections↗

BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics2 specimens↗

LOTUSNatural Products (Wikidata)compounds↗

GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗

GoaTGenomes on a Tree · Sangergenome & karyotype↗

PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype

Tree of SexTree of Sex Consortiumgenome & karyotype↗

Paleobiology DatabasePBDB consortiumfossil record↗

On this page7 sections

Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.

NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements3 literature sources16 traits

Chemical compositionLOTUS21 compounds

Occurrence & distributionGBIF322 records

Environmental DNA1 datasets · 0 countries1 detections

DNA & barcodingBOLD2 specimens

Genome at a glanceCCDB · GoaT · TreeOfSex2n = 20

01Narrative

Euphorbia aleppica is a species of plant in the family Euphorbiaceae.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPGIFTTRY

Size & morphology3

Plant height max0.3 m

Plant height min0.12 m

Seed mass0.91 mg

Life cycle & reproduction5

Flowering endAug

Flowering startJun

Life formannual

Life spanannual

Raunkiær life formtherophyte

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment7

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatetemperate

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Growth formherb

Habitat GIFTcropfields,mountains,oldfields,parks

Woodinessnon-woody

03Chemical composition21 compounds

Compounds documented for Euphorbia aleppica across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").

Compound class profile5 classes

Myrsinane diterpenoids4

Cycloartane triterpenoids $ Lanostane, Tirucallane and Euphane triterpenoids3

Cycloartane triterpenoids3

Stigmastane steroids2

Grayanotoxane diterpenoids2

Documented compounds21 total

Tissue Source Quantified only

Compound	Amount	Source
(1R,2R,3R,4S,5S,7R,8S,9S,10R,11S,13S,15R,16S)-5,9,12,12-tetramethyl-17-oxapentacyclo[7.6.2.01,10.03,7.011,13]heptadecane-2,4,7,8,15,16-hexol	present	LOTUS
(24R)-9,19-cycloart-25-ene-3beta,24-diol	present	LOTUS
(3S,8R,9S,13R,17R)-17-(5,6-dimethylhept-6-en-2-yl)-9-ethyl-4,4,13,14-tetramethyl-2,3,5,6,7,8,10,11,12,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol	present	LOTUS
(6R)-6-[(1S,3R,6S,8R,11S,12S,15R,16R)-6-hydroxy-7,7,12,16-tetramethyl-15-pentacyclo[9.7.0.01,3.03,8.012,16]octadecanyl]-2-methylhept-1-en-3-one	present	LOTUS
24-Methylenecycloartan-3-ol	present	LOTUS
4-Hydroxybenzoic acid	present	LOTUS
4-Methoxybenzoic acid	present	LOTUS
[(1R,2R,3R,4S,5S,7R,8R,9R,10R,11S,13S,15R)-2,4,7-triacetyloxy-8,16-dihydroxy-5,9,12,12-tetramethyl-17-oxapentacyclo[7.6.2.01,10.03,7.011,13]heptadecan-15-yl] (E)-2-methylbut-2-enoate	present	LOTUS
[(1R,2R,3R,4S,5S,7R,8R,9R,10R,11S,13S,15R)-2,4,8-triacetyloxy-16-hydroxy-5,9,12,12-tetramethyl-7-[(E)-2-methylbut-2-enoyl]oxy-17-oxapentacyclo[7.6.2.01,10.03,7.011,13]heptadecan-15-yl] (E)-2-methylbut-2-enoate	present	LOTUS
[(1R,2R,3R,4S,5S,7R,8R,9R,10R,11S,13S,15R)-2,4-diacetyloxy-8,16-dihydroxy-5,9,12,12-tetramethyl-15-[(E)-2-methylbut-2-enoyl]oxy-17-oxapentacyclo[7.6.2.01,10.03,7.011,13]heptadecan-7-yl] benzoate	present	LOTUS

05DNA & barcoding2 specimens

A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Euphorbia aleppica has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

DNA specimens2

Marker genes1

eDNA detections1

Countries1

Marker genes sequenced

★ the standard DNA barcode for this group — the short region actually read to tell this species apart. The rest are extra genes sequenced along the way.

★ITS

fungal barcode

06Genome at a glanceCCDB · GoaT · TreeOfSex

The complete instruction manual Euphorbia aleppica carries — its genome. We read it from three angles — how big it is, how the DNA is packed into chromosomes, and how completely it has been sequenced — and explain how to read each value as you go.

Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged

2n is the full chromosome count in a normal body cell; n is a gamete (egg or sperm), which carries half. Ploidy is how many complete chromosome sets each cell holds — 2× (diploid) is typical for animals, while higher levels (polyploidy) are common in plants. Click any value below to see the underlying records and sources.

Chromosomes2n = 20 n = 10

Ploidydiploid inferred

Chromosome records20–202n range20median20mode4records

Chromosome-count records — grouped by value · 2n = full set, n = gamete · click a value for sources & references

2n 204×GoaT · Tree of Sex Database · CCDB · ipcn-api-dl · TreeOfSex · plant

GoaT · Tree of Sex Database — ↗

CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Chariat-Panahi, M. S., H. Lessani & D. Cartier. 1982. Etude caryologique de quelques espèces de la flore de l'Iran. Rev. Cytol. Biol. Veg. Bot. 5: 189–197.

CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Lessani, H. & S. Chariat-panahi. 1979. In IOPB chromosome number reports LXV. Taxon 28: 635–636.

TreeOfSex · plant — Goldblatt1979 ↗

Ploidy records — measured levels and diploid/polyploid inferences · click for sources

diploid inferred1×PloiDB · genus-scale

PloiDB · genus-scale — chromEvol; reliability=0.436 ↗

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type322 records

Wild obs. + sensor222

Museum / vouchered100

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO852 km²

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy30% within 1 km

≤100 m 15≤1 km 7≤10 km 48>10 km 4

74 georeferenced · 148 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor222

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy11% within 1 km

≤1 km 2≤10 km 17

19 georeferenced · 81 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence100

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions11 of 18 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
LDlocation not on record	21
Paris, FR	16
Berlin, DE	10
Chicago, US	9
BRNUlocation not on record	7
Rishon Le Zion, IL	3
Davis, US	3
Institut und Museum fuer Geologie und Palaeontologielocation not on record	2
Wlocation not on record	2
Kew, GB	1
Dresden, DE	1
CASlocation not on record	1
Claremont, US	1
MAlocation not on record	1
Moscow State Universitylocation not on record	1
Barcelona, ES	1
Salamanca, ES	1
Edinburgh, GB	1

18 institutions · 82 of 100 vouchered records shown · 18 without an institution code

09Environmental DNA1 detections

Where the DNA of Euphorbia aleppica was picked up in samples of water, soil or air — nobody saw the organism, only its DNA left behind. A trace is a clue that the species was near, not a confirmed sighting.

Signal

Detections DNA found1

Studies independent surveys1

Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections

Where its DNA was found

0 of 1 detections have coordinates

Open the map0 countries0

How strong is each trace?

DNA read depthRead counts were not reported for this species — the map shows presence only, not how strong each trace was.

How to read this: each dot is one detection of this species' DNA in an environmental sample. The confidence meter weighs how many independent studies and places back up the signal — one detection in one study is a hint; many across several studies is solid. Records dated before 2008 (when eDNA methods began) are treated as likely mislabeled and left off the map.

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