Euphorbia lacei
Euphorbia lacei
Safety & Hazards
The latex is said to be poisonous[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ].
Botanical Description
Euphorbia lacei is a spiny, evergreen, succulent plant looking rather like a cactus. The leaves are very short-liked, the plant photosynthesizing by means of its succulent, green stems. It grows as a shrub or small tree, sometimes up to 5 metres tall, and often adopting a candelabra-like shape[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local medicinal use. It is fairly commonly cultivated for ornamental purposes and as a hedge[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ].