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Euphorbiaceae

Honey euphorbia

Euphorbia tetragona Haw.

Family
Euphorbiaceae
Genus
Euphorbia

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Honey euphorbia: Euphorbia tetragona , stems with developing fruit; upper edge of cliffs, Oribi Gorge Nature Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (4)
Afrikaans
Heuningnaboom, Bosnaboom, Grootnoorsdoring, Naboom, Noorsdoring
English
Honey euphorbia, Map tree, Tree euphorbia
Xhosa
Umhlontlo
Zulu
Isiphapha, Umhlonhlo umhlonhlwane

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Sources: classification 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.