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Euphorbia milii var. splendens is a variety of the species Euphorbia milii. [1] Like the other varieties of E. milii (and other plants in the spurge family Euphorbiaceae) E. m. var. splendens produces a milky latex that is an irritant poison .
Euphorbia milii, the crown-of-thorns, Christ plant or Christ's thorn, is a species of flowering plant in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae, native to Madagascar. The specifies commemorates Baron Milius , once Governor of Réunion, who introduced the species to France in 1821.
Euphorbia as a small tree: Euphorbia dendroides. Euphorbia is a large and diverse genus of flowering plants, commonly called spurge, in the family Euphorbiaceae.. Euphorbias range from tiny annual plants to large and long-lived trees, [2] with perhaps the tallest being Euphorbia ampliphylla at 30 m (98 ft) or more.
Euphorbia helioscopia, the sun spurge or madwoman's milk, [1] is a species of flowering plant in the spurge family Euphorbiaceae. It is a herbaceous annual plant, native to most of Europe, northern Africa, and eastward through most of Asia. [2] [3] [4] Additional folk names include wart spurge, summer spurge, umbrella milkweed, and wolf's-milk ...
Euphorbia tithymaloides has a large number of household names used by gardeners and the public. Among them are redbird flower, [7] devil's-backbone, [8] redbird cactus, Jewbush, buck-thorn, cimora misha, Christmas candle, fiddle flower, ipecacuahana, Jacob's ladder, Japanese poinsettia, Jew's slipper, milk-hedge, myrtle-leaved spurge, Padus-leaved clipper plant, red slipper spurge, slipper ...
Euphorbia abyssinica, commonly known as the desert candle or candelabra spurge, [3] is a species of plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. [4] E. abyssinica is endemic to ...
Euphorbia abdelkuri is a species of plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. [3] It is endemic to Abd al Kuri, an island south of Yemen. [4] Its natural habitat is rocky areas. The Latex of the plant is toxic. As most other succulent members of the genus Euphorbia, its trade is regulated under Appendix II of CITES. [5]
Euphorbia royleana is a species of flowering plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. [1] It is also known as Sullu spurge, and Royle's spurge. It is a succulent and almost cactus like in appearance, [2] although unrelated. It grows right across the Himalaya mountains from Pakistan, India, Bhutan, Myanmar, Nepal to western China. It prefers dry and ...