Euphorbiaceae Week: Euphorbia tithymaloides from Delhi

[Gurcharan Singh]

Euphorbia tithymaloides L.,  Sp. pl. 1:453. 1753

syn: Pedilanthus tithymaloides (L.) Poit. 

A succulent shrub with leaves often shedding in dry spell, commonly grown in Delhi along hedges and rockeries.

Common names: devil's-backbone, Japanese-poinsettia, milkbush, redbird-cactus, redbird-flower, slipper-flower, slipperplant 

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Dr. Gurcharan Singh
Retired  Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
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