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Euphorbiaceae FAMILY

Euphorbia schizacantha

Euphorbia schizacantha

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
1/5

Safety & Hazards

The latex is very caustic and toxic. It is used as part of an arrow poison and also as a fish poison[1].

Cultivation Details

HabitEvergreen Shrub
Growth—

A plant of drier areas in the tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 750 metres. Succeeds in full sun to dappled shade. Requires a well-drained soil. Established plants are drought tolerant.

Propagation

Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Euphorbia+schizacantha>

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]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.