Common name
English: Pencil cactus
German: Bleistiftstrauch
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Malpighiales (120)
Family: Euphorbiaceae (80)(family description)
Genus: Euphorbia (30)
Epithet: tirucalli L. (1)
Synonyms: Arthrothamnus bergii Klotzsch & Garcke, Arthrothamnus ecklonii Klotzsch & Garcke, Arthrothamnus tirucalli (L.) Klotzsch & Garcke, Euphorbia geayi Costantin & Gallaud, Euphorbia laro Drake, Euphorbia media N.E.Br., Euphorbia rhipsaloides Lem., Euphorbia scoparia N.E.Br., Euphorbia suareziana Croizat, Tirucalia indica Raf., Tirucalia tirucalli (L.) P.V.Heath
indica => from or referring in some way to India
media => in between - as of a hybrid for instance
scoparia => brush- or broom-like
tirucalli => a Malayan vernacular name for a latex
Characteristics
Climate: tropical
Habit: shrub, arborescent
Flower colour: yellow