Euphorbia caducifolia Haines

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Euphorbiaceae > Euphorbia

Characteristics

A shrub. It has many stems. It forms thickets. It grows up to 3 m high. The leaves are 3-8 cm long by 2-5 cm wide. It has spines.
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Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality monoecy
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Mature height (meter) 3.0
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Environment

It is a temperate plant. In Pakistan it grows in stony ground on coastal plains and hills near the sea level and up to 800 m altitude.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Caution: All Euphorbias or spurges have irritating sap and many have chemicals that can cause cancer. The young leaves are boiled and the water discarded then the leaves eaten.
Uses environmental use food fuel material medicinal
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use Antineoplastic agents (plant exudate), Blister (plant exudate), Cathartics (plant exudate), Common cold (plant exudate), Cough (plant exudate), Earache (plant exudate), Expectorants (plant exudate), Counterirritant (plant exudate), Skin diseases (plant exudate), Vitiligo (plant exudate), Wounds and injuries (plant exudate), Antineoplastic agents (root), Parasympatholytics (root), Asthma (stem), Pain (stem), Anemia (unspecified), Antidotes (unspecified), Appetite stimulants (unspecified), Bronchitis (unspecified), Delirium (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Flatulence (unspecified), Hemorrhoids (unspecified), Laxatives (unspecified), Neoplasms (unspecified), Splenomegaly (unspecified), Ulcer (unspecified), Vitiligo (unspecified)
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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 10 - 15
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 26
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Germination treatment soaking
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Images

Euphorbia caducifolia unspecified picture

Distribution

Euphorbia caducifolia world distribution map, present in Indonesia, India, Kenya, and Pakistan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:345886-1
WFO ID wfo-0000961145
COL ID 3CN6T
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Synonyms

Euphorbia caducifolia