Habit; Magole, Morogoro Region, Tanzania; 8/2013 © Jörn Germer
Flowers, close-up; Nigeria; 1/2007 © Ralf Biechele
Flowers; Nigeria; 10/2007 © Ralf Biechele
Prickles; Nigeria; 1/2007 © Ralf Biechele
Trunk, close-up; Magole, Morogoro Region, Tanzania; 8/2013 © Jörn Germer
Habit; Nigeria; 1/2007 © Ralf Biechele
Habit; Nigeria; 10/2007 © Ralf Biechele
Identifier: 1637 Date of entry: 19.03.2011 Last update: 11.01.2020
English: Candelabra Tree
German: Kandelaber-Wolfsmilch
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Malpighiales (120)
Family: Euphorbiaceae (80)(family description)
Genus: Euphorbia (30)
Epithet: candelabrum Trémaux ex Kotschy (1)
candelabrum => candlestick
Climate: sub-tropical
Habit: shrub
Flower colour: yellow
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