Mazhar Botanic Garden

Euphorbia abyssinica J.F.Gmel.

Candelabra spurge

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000996
Common name: Candelabra spurge
English name: Desert candle
Arabic name: ايفوربيا ابيسينيكا
Native: Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan and Eritrea
Country: Eritrea Ethiopia Somalia Sudan
(PGR): Common

Erect tree-like, spiny succulent, plant growing 9-10 m tall, stem columnar, angular branches, 4-12 cm wide, usually 4 ribs very deep, spine shields triangular, about 10 x 7 mm wide, separate or closely packed  on the rib border, becoming corky Spines in pairs, stout 2-10 mm long leaves ovate lanceolate, 2-5 cm long only on new growth at stems tips flowers cymes, simple 1 to 5 together Cyathia 8-12 mm wide, peduncles up to 5 mm long stout, nectar glands elliptic yellow, almost touching fruit capsules about 12 x 15(-25) mm wide, sub globose, fleshy, white turning red, hardening brown, becoming deeply 3-lobed at maturity before dehiscence

The soft, yellow wood is used for water pots, xylophones, roofing, matches, boxes, tables and saddles. ornamental. medicinal.

Euphorbia richardiana Baill

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Texture: Clay Enriched soil Heavy clay Medium loamy Sandy
Fertility: Intermediate
Drainage: Well drained
Topography: Desert
Salinity: Low
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Subtropics Tropical
Lights: Full sun Light shade when young
Propagation: Stem cuttings - seeds
Flowering time: Spring
Zone: 9b : 10b
pH range: 6-7.5
Status: Cultivated
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Succulent
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Botanical garden Other
Plant Uses: Borders
Plant Populations density: Cultivated
Vegetation types: Sub tropical
pH: Mild acid Mild alkaline Neutral

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