Euphorbiaceae FAMILY

Euphorbia quinquecostata

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

Skin contact with the latex can cause blisters[ 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 quinquecostata is a succulent, evergreen tree usually growing up to 10 metres tall, occasionally to 15 metres. The bole is simple, up to 50cm in diameter, with loosely spiraled rows of spines and scars of fallen branches. The primary branches are 2 - 4 metres long, with whorls of secondary branches, directing upwards, forming a rounded crown[ 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 harvested from the wild for local medicinal use.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeEast tropical Africa - Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique.

HabitatRocky hillsides, and is usually the dominant tree in mixed deciduous woodland, at elevations from 600 - 1,250 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. ].