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Euphorbia trigona, the African milk tree, [1] cathedral cactus, [1] or Abyssinian euphorbia, [2] is a species of flowering plant that originates from Central Africa.Somewhat common in cultivation as a houseplant or as a hedge, the species is one of the euphorbias with succulent stems and branches as an adaptation to arid climates.
There are two types of African milk tree plants: Euphorbia trigona, the green one, and Euphorbia trigona ‘Rubra’, a predominantly red one. They require the same care, although Rubra can handle ...
Detail of poinsettia flowers and immature fruits An old Euphorbia hybrid Euphorbia obesa. Several spurges are grown as garden plants, among them poinsettia (E. pulcherrima) and the succulent E. trigona. E. pekinensis (Chinese: 大戟; pinyin: dàjǐ) is used in traditional Chinese medicine, where it is regarded as one of the 50 fundamental herbs.
E. abyssinica is a large, succulent, erect tree-like plant growing to a height of about 9–10 m (30–33 ft). It can grow singly or form candelabra-like clumps. The main stem becomes woody as it ages, and sends out green side branches; these have between five and eight ribs or angles and branch at intervals.
Euphorbia characias flowers. Euphorbiaceae (/ j uː ˈ f oʊ r b iː ˌ eɪ s i ˌ aɪ,-s iː ˌ iː /), the spurge family, is a large family of flowering plants.In English, they are also commonly called euphorbias, [2] which is also the name of the type genus of the family.
Euphorbia antiquorum, known as antique spurge and "Euphorbia of the Ancients", is a species of succulent plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. It is widespread ...
Artificially propagated specimens of cultivars of Euphorbia trigona, artificially propagated specimens of crested, fan-shaped or colour mutants of Euphorbia lactea, when grafted on artificially propagated root stock of Euphorbia neriifolia, and artificially propagated specimens of cultivars of Euphorbia ‘Milii’ when they are traded in ...
Gibraltar candytuft in the Gibraltar Botanic Gardens. This List of plants in the Gibraltar Botanic Gardens is based on data published by the gardens and updated annually. [1] ...