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Euphorbia grantii
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Euphorbia grantii

Euphorbia grantii

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5

Safety & Hazards

All parts of the plant are poisonous[1]. The latex may cause rupturing of the cornea if it comes into contact with the eyes, and poisoning in people and animals if ingested[1]. It has a severely irritant effect upon the skin and mucosa[1]. The principle toxic constituents in Euphorbia species are diterpenes present in the milky latex[1]. The latex is sometimes added to Acokanthera schimperi when making an arrow poison[1].

Cultivation Details

HabitTree
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+grantii>

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

  1. [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. [2]Flora Zambesiaca — http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html ↩︎An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants.
  3. [3]African Flowering Plants Database — Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. · http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php ↩︎Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map.