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Euphorbia milii Des Moul.
Synonyms : Euphorbia splendens Boj. ex Hook.
Family :
Euphorbiaceae
Local Names : Crown of thorns
Flowering and fruiting period: Throughout the year
Distribution: Native to Madagascar
Habitat: Grown as ornamental plant
IUCN status: Data Deficient
Endemic: No
Uses: Ornamental, Hedge plant, indoor plant.
Key Characters: Armed, sprawling shrubs. Leaves alternate,
obovate-oblong. Cyathia globose, reddish; involucre with 5 rounded glands along
the margin, alternating with 5 reddish laciniate scales. Staminate: Many, each
consisting of a pair of anthers terminal on a short filament. Pistillate: Ovary
3-lobed, 3-celled, with 1 ovule on axile placentae; styles 3, basally connate;
stigma 2-fid.
