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Common name

English: Hyssop Spurge, Hyssopleaf Sandmat

Portuguese: Burra-leiteira

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae (2659)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2167)

      Order: Malpighiales (100)

        Family: Euphorbiaceae (79)(family description)

          Genus: Chamaesyce (2)

            Epithet: hyssopifolia (L.) Small (2)

Synonyms: Chamaesyce brasiliensis (Lam.) Small, Euphorbia brasiliensis Lam., Euphorbia hyssopifolia L.

brasiliensis => of Brazilian origin

hyssopifolia => form of leaves simmilar to Ysop (Hyssopus officinalis)

Characteristics

Climate: tropical

Habitat: mesophytic

Habit: herb

Flower colour: violet, pink, white

External links

Check for Chamaesyce hyssopifolia at

World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI

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