
Euphorbiaceae FAMILY Least Concern
Euphorbia emirnensis
Euphorbia emirnensis
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
The thickened root is very toxic and fried slices are used as bait to poison rodents; it is also used as fish poison[1].
Cultivation Details
HabitPerennial
Growth—
Not known
Propagation
Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Euphorbia+emirnensis>
Pollinators
Data unavailable
References
- [1]Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. — http://www.prota.org ↩︎An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
- [2]IUCN Red List of Threatened Species — http://www.iucnredlist.org/ ↩︎A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.