Milk hedge
Euphorbia tirucalli
Also known as Indian tree Spurge, Milk bush, Pencil Bush
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About Milk hedge
Euphorbia tirucalli (commonly known as Indian tree spurge, naked lady, pencil tree, pencil cactus, fire stick, aveloz or milk bush) is a tree native to Africa that grows in semi-arid tropical climates. A hydrocarbon plant, it produces a poisonous latex that can cause temporary blindness.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Euphorbia tirucalli
- Genus
- Euphorbia
- Family
- EUPHORBIACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Open dry places
- Native to
- Africa
- Distribution
- Old World tropics
- Flowering & fruiting
- June-October
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Local Names
- Hindi
- उंगली थौर Anglithor, Barki-sehund, barki-thohar
- Tamil
- Chakkalavi, Chatukalavi, Kalli
- Telugu
- సన్న జెముడు
- Kannada
- ಬೊಂತಕಳ್ಳಿ Bonta-kalli, Bontakalli, ಬೊಂತೆಕಳ್ಳಿ Bontekalli
- Malayalam
- Kodikalli, Kolkalli, Guda
- Marathi
- Kada nivali, Nevli, Nirval
Botanical family
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Milk hedge belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
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