Euphorbia razafindratsirae
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Euphorbia razafindratsirae faces severe threats from ongoing habitat destruction in Madagascar's remaining dry forests. Agricultural expansion, charcoal production, and livestock grazing have dramatically reduced its native spiny forest habitat. The species' extremely limited range makes it particularly vulnerable to local disturbances, with small population fragments at high risk of extirpation from individual clearing events.
Habitat
This endemic Malagasy succulent inhabits the spiny forests and dry deciduous woodlands of southwestern Madagascar. It grows in well-drained sandy and rocky soils typical of the region's arid ecosystems, often associated with other drought-adapted euphorbias and endemic flora.
