Euphorbiaceae FAMILY

Euphorbia lugardiae

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

The latex is a violent purgative, and can cause vomiting and haemorrhagic gastroenteritis, cirrhosis of the liver and sometimes death[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ].

Botanical Description

Euphorbia lugardiae is a succulent, evergreen shrub, branching from the base and producing stems up to 60cm tall. The cylindrical stems can be erect or slightly decumbent, up to 3 cm in diameter[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local medicinal use. It is often grown as an ornamental pot plant[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSouthern Africa - Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Swaziland, S. Africa.

HabitatGranite outcrops, in sandy soil among rocks in wooded grassland and open Brachystegia woodland, and also in shade on termite mounds, often in colonies, at 100 - 1,100 metres[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ].