Euphorbia trigona
Euphorbia trigona
Safety & Hazards
The latex is an additive to Periploca nigrescens arrow poison, and is also used as fish poison or as a criminal poison[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ]. The latex is also used during trials by ordeal[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ].
Botanical Description
Euphorbia trigona is a spiny, succulent, evergreen shrub or tree, usually growing up to 1.8 metres tall[ 423 Title Desert Tropicals Publication Author Website http://www.desert-tropicals.com/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description The main focus of the site is succulent plants, but it also contains information on a wide range of other species. Usually at least one good photograph, plus basic information about the plant and its cultivation. ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local medicinal use. It is commonly planted as a ritual plant and hedge near villages, especially in Gabon, and is widely cultivated as an ornamental, often as a pot plant[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ].