Euphorbiaceae

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Euphorbia rhombifolia Boiss.

Euphorbia rhombifolia Boiss.

Euphorbia rhombifolia Boiss.

Euphorbia rhombifolia Boiss. is a succulent species native to South Africa's Cape region with specific growth and structural traits.

Euphorbia tannensis Biehler

Euphorbia tannensis Biehler

Euphorbia tannensis Biehler

Euphorbia tannensis is an erect herb/shrub widespread in Australia, also recorded in Vanuatu and New Caledonia.

Euphorbia telephioides Chapm.

Euphorbia telephioides Chapm.

Euphorbia telephioides Chapm.

Euphorbia telephioides, or Telephus spurge, is a rare federally threatened perennial herb endemic to Florida Panhandle coastal areas.

Euphorbia geroldii Rauh

Euphorbia geroldii Rauh

Euphorbia geroldii Rauh

Euphorbia geroldii is a critically endangered succulent shrub from Madagascar, grown as a popular ornamental houseplant.

Euphorbia leuconeura Boiss.

Euphorbia leuconeura Boiss.

Euphorbia leuconeura Boiss.

Euphorbia leuconeura, the Madagascar jewel endemic to Madagascar's rocky forest undergrowth, is a common easy-care houseplant with toxic sap.

Euphorbia stenoclada Baill.

Euphorbia stenoclada Baill.

Euphorbia stenoclada Baill.

Euphorbia stenoclada is a Euphorbiaceae plant native to Madagascar and nearby islands, threatened by habitat loss.

Euphorbia damarana L.C.Leach

Euphorbia damarana L.C.Leach

Euphorbia damarana L.C.Leach

Euphorbia damarana is a toxic native Namibian flowering plant with highly irritating poison latex that can kill humans and animals.

Euphorbia lactea Haw.

Euphorbia lactea Haw.

Euphorbia lactea Haw.

Euphorbia lactea Haw. is a poisonous spiny succulent shrub used medicinally in India and grown widely as an ornamental plant.

Euphorbia candelabrum Welw.

Euphorbia candelabrum Welw.

Euphorbia candelabrum Welw.

Euphorbia candelabrum, the candelabra tree, is an endemic African succulent with traditional medicinal uses, known to be toxic.

Euphorbia trigona Mill.

Euphorbia trigona Mill.

Euphorbia trigona Mill.

Euphorbia trigona is an unknown-flowering hybrid succulent cultivated as a houseplant, and for rituals and hedging in Gabon.

Euphorbia aeruginosa Schweick.

Euphorbia aeruginosa Schweick.

Euphorbia aeruginosa Schweick.

Euphorbia aeruginosa Schweick. is a spiny succulent shrub native to northern South Africa, with its trade regulated by CITES Appendix II.

Euphorbia neriifolia L.

Euphorbia neriifolia L.

Euphorbia neriifolia L.

Euphorbia neriifolia is a succulent tree native to India, with multiple documented edible and medicinal traditional uses.

Euphorbia resinifera O.Berg

Euphorbia resinifera O.Berg

Euphorbia resinifera O.Berg

Euphorbia resinifera is a Morocco-native spurge that contains resiniferatoxin tested as an analgesic since 1997.

Euphorbia grandidens Haw.

Euphorbia grandidens Haw.

Euphorbia grandidens Haw.

Euphorbia grandidens is a succulent Euphorbiaceae species native to southern Africa that can grow as a shrub or tree.

Euphorbia grandicornis Blanc

Euphorbia grandicornis Blanc

Euphorbia grandicornis Blanc

Euphorbia grandicornis is a spiny succulent shrub grown as a houseplant, studied for cancer treatment use.

Euphorbia antiquorum L.

Euphorbia antiquorum L.

Euphorbia antiquorum L.

Euphorbia antiquorum is a succulent Euphorbiaceae species, the type of genus Euphorbia, with regulated trade and cultivation across tropical regions.

Euphorbia virosa Willd.

Euphorbia virosa Willd.

Euphorbia virosa Willd.

Euphorbia virosa (Gifboom) is a toxic spurredge from southwestern Africa, with poisonous milky sap once used for hunting arrows.

Euphorbia caducifolia Haines

Euphorbia caducifolia Haines

Euphorbia caducifolia Haines

Euphorbia caducifolia is a spiny succulent bush native to the Thar Desert, with toxic sap that is used for anti-tumour treatments and wound healing, and can be processed for biodiesel.

Euphorbia stellata Willd.

Euphorbia stellata Willd.

Euphorbia stellata Willd.

Euphorbia stellata is a flowering spurge endemic to South Africa's Eastern Cape, named for its star-shaped stem arrangement.

Euphorbia alluaudii Drake

Euphorbia alluaudii Drake

Euphorbia alluaudii Drake

Euphorbia alluaudii is a Euphorbiaceae plant endemic to Madagascar, threatened by habitat loss.

Euphorbia flanaganii N.E.Br.

Euphorbia flanaganii N.E.Br.

Euphorbia flanaganii N.E.Br.

Euphorbia flanaganii is a small thorny succulent shrub native to parts of South Africa. It has a distinctive snake-like branching growth habit.

Euphorbia mammillaris L.

Euphorbia mammillaris L.

Euphorbia mammillaris L.

Euphorbia mammillaris is a toxic columnar succulent shrublet endemic to South Africa's Cape Province, resembling a corn cob.

Euphorbia pulvinata Marloth

Euphorbia pulvinata Marloth

Euphorbia pulvinata Marloth

The pincushion euphorbia (Euphorbia pulvinata) is a southern African flowering succulent with CITES Appendix II regulated trade.

Euphorbia globosa (Haw.) Sims

Euphorbia globosa (Haw.) Sims

Euphorbia globosa (Haw.) Sims

Euphorbia globosa, commonly globose euphorbia or spurge, is a Euphorbiaceae plant species native to southern Africa.

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