Euphorbiaceae FAMILY

Euphorbia pereskiifolia

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

The latex is an ingredient in arrow poison in Kenya. In Kenya and Tanzania the latex is used as fish 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. ].

Botanical Description

Euphorbia pereskiifolia is a laxly-branched, evergreen, succulent shrub or a tree that can grow up to 5 metres tall[ 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 plant is a highly regarded treatment for asthma in Africa, where it is often harvested from the wild for local medicinal use. A few trees are sometimes planted near villages and left to grow in order to supply material for medicinal use[ 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. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeEast tropical Africa - Kenya, Tanzania.

HabitatSandy soil or on rocks in coastal or riverine woodland, at elevations from sea-level up to 250 metres[ 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. ].