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Euphorbiaceae

Euphorbia mauritanica L.

Family
Euphorbiaceae
Genus
Euphorbia

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Euphorbia mauritanica: Poison Milk Bush, also known as Pencil Milkbush, Euphorbia mauritanica L., near Nieuwoudtville, Hantam Local Municipality, Namakwa District Municipality, Northe
Photo: Winfried Bruenken, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (4)
Afrikaans
Beesmelkbos
Bulgarian
Мавританска млечка
Chinese
苍龙
Russian
Молочай мавританский

Synonyms

  • Euphorbia corallothamnus Dinter
  • Euphorbia hydnorae E.Mey.
  • Euphorbia mauritanica var. corallothamnus (Dinter) A.C.White, R.A.Dyer & B.Sloane
  • Euphorbia mauritanica var. foetens A.C.White, R.A.Dyer & B.Sloane
  • Euphorbia mauritanica var. lignosa A.C.White, R.A.Dyer & B.Sloane
  • Euphorbia mauritanica var. mauritanica
  • Euphorbia mauritanica var. minor A.C.White, R.A.Dyer & B.Sloane
  • Euphorbia mauritanica var. namaquensis N.E.Br.
  • Euphorbia melanosticta E.Mey.
  • Euphorbia melanosticta E.Mey. ex Boiss.
  • Euphorbia paxiana Dinter
  • Euphorbia phymatoclada Boiss.
  • Euphorbia sarcostemmatoides Dinter
  • Tirucalia mauritanica (L.) P.V.Heath
  • Tirucalia paxiana (Dinter) P.V.Heath
  • Tirucalia sarcostemmatoides (Dinter) P.V.Heath
  • Tithymalus brachypus Klotzsch & Garcke
  • Tithymalus flaccidus Moench
  • Tithymalus mauritanicus (L.) Haw.
  • Tithymalus zeyheri Klotzsch & Garcke

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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.