Euphorbiaceae
Chandelier tree
Euphorbia triangularis
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Genus
- Euphorbia
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Common names
By language (5)
- Afrikaans
- Riviernaboom, Driehoekmelkbos, Naboom, Noorsboom, River euphorbia
- Chinese
- 三棱大戟
- English
- Chandelier tree, Tree euphorbia
- Xhosa
- Umhlonthlo
- Zulu
- Umhlonhlwane
Synonyms
- Euphorbia evansii sensu N.E.Br.p.p.non Pax
Flowers
- In flower
- May to July (from 21 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Mahomed Desai, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dinkum, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dinkum, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: eustreptospondylus, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dinkum, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Noeleen du Toit, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dinkum, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Shaun Swanepoel, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.