Euphorbia subsalsa
Euphorbia subsalsa
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[ 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 Himba people of Namibia mainly use the latex to kill wild animals by poisoning the drinking water[ 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 subsalsa is a spiny, succulent, evergreen perennial plant with stems that often become woody at the base. The plant usually grows up to 60cm tall, occasionally reaching 120cm, branching freely from the base[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. ].