Mazhar Botanic Garden

Euphorbia tirucalli L.

Pencil cactus Tree Spurge

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000602
English name: Pencil cactus, Tree Spurge
Arabic name: ايفوربيا تيروكاللي
Native: Tropical and southern Africa east to Indonesia
Country: Africa Indonesia
(PGR): Common

Succulent spineless shrub or tree, up yo 5-10 m leaves pencil-like flowers yellow

Dry regions of tropical Africa Open woodland and grassland

Succulent plant. Traditional medicine in the middle East, India, Africa and south America

Euphorbia rhipsaloides Lem Tirucalia indica Raf

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Texture: Clay Loam Sandy
Fertility: Intermediate
Drainage: Poorly drained
Salinity: Low
Water Sources: Low water
Climates: Subtropics
Lights: Full sun
Propagation: Cuttings
Flowering time: Late spring
Zone: 10 : 12
pH range: 5.5-7.5

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