Scientific details

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Euphorbia milii

 COMMON NAME(S): Crown-of-thorns
SYNONYM(S): E. splendens Hooker
FAMILY: EUPHORBIACEAE - Spurge family
ORIGIN: Madagascar
HABITAT: Tropical landscapes, greenhouses
RANGE: Florida and Puerto Rico
TYPE: Succulent shrub
HEIGHT: To 3'
CHARACTERISTICS: Stems spiny, succulent
LEAVES: Alternate, small, simple, elliptic, 1-1.5" long
FLOWERS: Actual flowers inconspicuous; showy parts are red or pink bracts
FLOWERING SEASON: All year
FRUITS: Dry, breaking into 3, 1-seeded segments

ALLERGENIC COMPONENTS: Sap
ALLERGENIC PRINCIPLES: Unknown (resins and glycosides?)
ALLERGENIC PROPERTIES: Dermatological
COMMENTS: The latex (milky sap) of this herb is a skin and eye irritant.

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