Christ Plant / Crown Of Thorns
Euphorbia milii
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Gujarat & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Euphorbia milii
- Genus
- Euphorbia
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Garden plant
- Habitat type
- Cultivated
- Native to
- Madagascar
- Distribution
- Cultivated in the tropics
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
- Margin
- Variable
Typical of the Euphorbiaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Euphorbiaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Bengali
- কাঁটা মুকুট, ইউফরবিয়া মিলি
- Tamil
- கிறிஸ்து கிரீடம், கிறிஸ்து தாவரம், கிறிஸ்து முள்
- Malayalam
- യൂഫോർബിയ, Christ Plant, Crown-of-thorns
About Christ Plant
Crown Of Thorns (Euphorbia milii) is an undershrub belonging to the Euphorbiaceae family (Spurge/Euphorbia family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate/opposite simple/compound leaves, cyathium/raceme/spike flower clusters, capsule (regma) fruit. It is typically found in garden plant. Native to Madagascar, it is distributed across Cultivated in the tropics. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Christ Plant belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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