Name: Euphorbia tirucalli L.
Common names: Indian tree spurge, milk bush, pencil tree, finger tree, aveloz or petroleum plant
Type: Succulent ( nanophanerophyte or phanerophyte)
form: succulent shrub
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Native Range: Ethiopia to S. Africa and India
Habitat:b, in wooded savannah and thicket.
Zone: 10-13
Height: up to 9 m
Spread: to 3m
Sun: Part shade
Water: Medium
Maintenance: Low
Leaf: Evergreen
Tolerate: Semi Shade
Taxon identifiers: Freebase ID : /m/0cxd_n ITIS TSN : 502550 NCBI taxonomy ID : 142860 PlantList-ID : kew-82539 Encyclopedia of Life ID : 1143756 IPNI plant ID : 348517-1 Tropicos ID : 12800056 USDA PLANTS ID : EUTI Flora of China ID : 242321544 GBIF taxon ID : 3069353 African Plant Database ID : 105935 CITES Species+ ID : 16463 Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID : plant/milkbush IUCN taxon ID : 44452 Catalogue of Life in Taiwan ID : 202983 EPPO Code : EPHTI iNaturalist taxon ID : 162855 FloraBase ID : 18124 TAXREF ID : 445633 WCSPF ID : 82539 Ecocrop ID : 6040 Plants of the World online ID : urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:348517-1 IRMNG ID : 10859713 Invasive Species Compendium Datasheet ID : 21381 APNI ID : 117070 Red List of South African Plants ID : 574-352 Plant Finder ID : 280091 Atlas of Florida Plants ID : 1659 Microsoft Academic ID : 2777332805 World Flora Online ID : wfo-0000965116 UNII : 9V10VM07E7 Open Tree of Life ID : 566965 Queensland Biota ID : 9713 Dutch Caribbean Species Register ID : 178079 NatureServe Explorer ID : 2.132222 Catalogue of Life ID : 3CQZM
Synonyms: ≡ Arthrothamnus tirucalli (L.) Klotzsch & Garcke = Euphorbia geayi Costantin & Gallaud = Euphorbia laro Drake = Euphorbia media N.E.Br. = Euphorbia media subsp. bagshawei N.E.Br. = Euphorbia media subsp. bashawei N.E.Br. = Euphorbia media var. bagshawei N.E.Br. = Euphorbia media var. bashawei N.E.Br. = Euphorbia rhipsaloides Lem. = Euphorbia rhipsaloides Willd. = Euphorbia scoparia N.E.Br. = Euphorbia suareziana Croizat = Euphorbia tirucalli subsp. rhipsaloides (Willd.) A.Chev. = Euphorbia tirucalli var. rhipsaloides (Willd.) A.Chev. = Euphorbia viminalis Mill. ≡ Tirucalia indica Raf. ≡ Tirucalia tirucalli (L.) P.V.Heath No