African Milk Bush
Synadenium grantii
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Gujarat, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering
- September-April
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Synadenium grantii
- Genus
- Synadenium
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Grown as live fence
- Habitat type
- Cultivated
- Native to
- Tropical Africa
- Distribution
- Introduced elsewhere
- Found in India
- Gujarat, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-April
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.
About African Milk Bush
African Milk Bush (Synadenium grantii) is a shrub 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 grown as live fence. Native to Tropical Africa, it is distributed across Introduced elsewhere. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during September-April.
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
African Milk Bush belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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