Euphorbiaceae FAMILY

Euphorbia subsalsa

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

The latex is apparently very poisonous. In northern Namibia it is occasionally added to arrow poison made from the bitter root sap or latex of Adenium boehmianum, or to arrow or spear poison made from the seeds or latex of Fockea multiflora, in order to increase their efficacy^[1]. The Himba people of Namibia mainly use the latex to kill wild animals by poisoning the drinking water^[1].

Cultivation Details

HabitEvergreen Shrub

Growth—

Found in the wild mainly on calcareous soils^[1].

Propagation

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

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]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.