Name: Euphorbia trigona Mill.
Common names: African milk tree, cathedral cactus, Abyssinian euphorbia, high chaparall, Trekantsøjle, Cowboy-kaktus
Type: succulent shrub or tree
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Native Range: Gabon to Malawi
Habitat: mmonly planted in Central Africa, Angola, Malawi and Gabon. It is also used for hedging in tropical zones, or as an ornamental elsewhere. It is possibly of hybrid origin, as it is only known in cultivation and is not known to flower. The type was said to be from India, but the probable origin is more likely to have been Angola.
Zone: 10-12
Height: up to 5 m
Spread: to 2 m
Sun: Full sun
Water: Low
Maintenance: Low
Leaf: Evergreen
Tolerate: Semi Shade
Taxon identifiers: PlantList-ID : kew-82595 Encyclopedia of Life ID : 1143727 IPNI plant ID : 348565-1 GBIF taxon ID : 3067098 African Plant Database ID : 106632 CITES Species+ ID : 28218 EPPO Code : EPHTG iNaturalist taxon ID : 322318 WCSPF ID : 82595 ITIS TSN : 1028044 Plants of the World online ID : urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:348565-1 Invasive Species Compendium Datasheet ID : 21380 Flowers of India ID : African Milk Tree Microsoft Academic ID : 2776117901 NCBI taxonomy ID : 1492770 World Flora Online ID : wfo-0000965176 Freebase ID : /m/0102phyw Open Tree of Life ID : 3912243 Tela Botanica ID : 122032 Catalogue of Life ID : 3CR37
Synonyms: Euphorbia hermentiana Lem.