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Euphorbiaceae

Dead-man's tree

Euphorbia cupularis Boiss.

Family
Euphorbiaceae
Genus
Euphorbia

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Dead-man's tree: Euphorbia cupularis
Photo: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (3)
Afrikaans
Dooiemansboom
English
Dead-man's tree
Japanese
ウムドレビ

Synonyms

  • Euphorbia arborescens E.Mey.
  • Euphorbia synadenia Baill.
  • Synadenium arborescens Boiss.
  • Synadenium cupulare (Boiss.) Wheeler ex A.C.White, R.A.Dyer & B.Sloane
  • Synadenium cupulare (Boiss.) Wheeler ex A.C.White, R.A.Dyer & B.Sloane

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.