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Euphorbia triangularis

Common names: river euphorbia, chandelier-tree, tree euphorbia (Eng.); riviernaboom (Afr.); umhlonthlo (isiXhosa); umhlonhlowane, isiphapha (IsiZulu)

Family: Euphorbiaceae

... Watch for annoying pests like White Fly. Euphorbiaceae is the name given to one of the largest plant families in the plant world, commonly called spurges. The family Euphorbiaceae includes around 300 genera and 7 500 species, and of these ...

10 / 09 / 2018 | Bathabile Ndlovu | Kwazulu-Natal NBG

Euphorbia nesemannii

Common names: Nesemann's euphorbia (Eng.); melkpol (Afr.)

Family: Euphorbiaceae

... of the white latex that many of the species possess. The Euphorbiaceae is one of the largest and most diverse families of flowering ...

13 / 08 / 2018 | Sinikeziwe Ncaphayi | Karoo Desert NBG

Euphorbia sekukuniensis

Common names: Sekhukhune candelabra-tree, Sekhukhune euphorbia (Eng.); sekhukhunenaboom (Afr.)

Family: Euphorbiaceae

... by W.G. Barnard and Dr F.Z. van der Merwe. The family Euphorbiaceae has over 200 genera, such as Croton , Dalechampia , ...

27 / 11 / 2017 | Ntuthuko Mabuya | Pretoria NBG

Macaranga capensis

Common names: river macaranga, false-poplar, spiny macaranga, wild-poplar (Eng.); riviermakaranga, valspopulier, wildepopulier (Afr.); umbengele, umphumelezi, umphu

Family: Euphorbiaceae

27 / 03 / 2017 | M.S. Mothogoane | National Herbarium Pretoria

Euphorbia globosa

Common names: globose euphorbia, globose spurge (Eng.); eierpol, knopmelkbol, langbeentjie (Afr.)

Family: Euphorbiaceae

... was named by Carl Linnaeus, and it is placed in the family, Euphorbiaceae commonly known as spurges. The family has over 2 000 species ...

13 / 02 / 2017 | Tandiwe Nkonki | National Herbarium Pretoria

Jatropha zeyheri

Common names: verfbol (Afr.); sefapabadia (Sesotho); xidomeja (Xitsonga); mafuredonga (Tshivenda); ugodide (isiZulu)

Family: Euphorbiaceae

04 / 07 / 2016 | Lerato Hoveka | National Herbarium Pretoria

Euphorbia groenewaldii

Common names: none

Family: Euphorbiaceae

30 / 05 / 2016 | Lerato Hoveka | National Herbarium Pretoria

Euphorbia grandidens

Common names: valleybush euphorbia, large-toothed euphorbia (Eng.); valleibosnaboom, groottandnaboom (Afr.); umhlontlo (isiXhosa); umhlonhlo wehlathi (isiZulu)

Family: Euphorbiaceae

31 / 08 / 2015 | Sifiso Mnxati | KwaZulu-Natal Herbarium

Euphorbia virosa

Common names: poison euphorbia (Eng.); Boesmansgif, boomgif, gifboom, noors, melkbos, naboom ( Afr.); nhlangaume (Shangana)

Family: Euphorbiaceae

10 / 06 / 2013 | Z Kontsiwe | Karoo Desert NBG

Croton pseudopulchellus

Common names: small lavender fever-berry (Eng.); kleinlaventelkoorsbessie, sandkoorsbessie (Afr.); uHubeshane (isiZulu)

Family: Euphorbiaceae

24 / 09 / 2012 | Sifiso Mnxati | KwaZulu-Natal Herbarium

Euphorbia clivicola

Family: Euphorbiaceae

... a hill, and 'cola' meaning dwelling place. The family Euphorbiaceae is the sixth largest plant family consisting of over 300 genera ...

30 / 04 / 2012 | Lerato Hoveka | CREW

Croton sylvaticus

Common names: forest fever-berry, woodland croton (Eng.); boskoorsbessie (Afr.), umFeze, uMagwaqane (Xhosa); umHloshazane, uGebeleweni, umZilanyoni, inDumbahlozi (Z

Family: Euphorbiaceae

25 / 08 / 2008 | Alec Naidoo | Pretoria NBG

Euphorbia barnardii

Common names: mokgwakgwatha (Pedi)

Family: Euphorbiaceae

26 / 05 / 2008 | Pethole Manyama | CREW

Euphorbia mauritanica

Common names: yellow milk bush, golden spurge (Eng.); geelmelkbos, beesmelkbos, gifmelkbos, kaalmelkbos, kleinmelkbos (Afr.)

Family: Euphorbiaceae

07 / 04 / 2008 | Allen Gcina Nene | Walter Sisulu NBG

Euphorbia tirucalli

Common names: pencil plant, rubber-hedge euphorbia (Eng.); kraalmelkbos (Afr.)

Family: Euphorbiaceae

... in amongst the permanent specimens. The family name Euphorbiaceae and genus name Euphorbia were named in honour of a Linnaean ...

24 / 12 / 2007 | Werner Voigt | Harold Porter NBG

Croton gratissimus

Common names: bergboegoe, ilabele, inkubathi, isikhumampuphu, korannaboegoe, lavender croton, lavender fever berry, laventelbos, laventelkoorsbessie, maloga

Family: Euphorbiaceae

... once they are 600 mm or taller. The spurge family (Euphorbiaceae) is a large family of flowering plants with 280 genera and around ... Croton is an extensive plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae established by Carolus Linnaeus in 1737. The common name for this ...

19 / 12 / 2005 | Mhlonishwa D Dlamini | Walter Sisulu NBG

Euphorbia stellispina

Common names: sterretjie-noors, noorsdoring (Afr.)

Family: Euphorbiaceae

01 / 08 / 2005 | Roger Oliver | Karoo Desert NBG

Euphorbia

Common names: spurges, euphorbias

Family: Euphorbiaceae

11 / 04 / 2005 | Robert Archer | National Herbarium Pretoria

Euphorbia cooperi

Common names: bushveld candelabra euphorbia (Eng.); norsdoring (Afr.)

Family: Euphorbiaceae

28 / 02 / 2005 | J K Baloyi | Pretoria NBG

Spirostachys africana

Common names: tamboti (Eng.); tambotie (Afr.); umThombothi (Zulu); Modiba (Northern Sotho); umThombotsi (siSwati); Ndzopfori (Tsonga); Morukuru (Tswana); Muonze (ts

Family: Euphorbiaceae

04 / 10 / 2004 | Avhurengwi Phillemon Ndou | Walter Sisulu NBG

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Euphorbia triangularis

Euphorbia nesemannii

Euphorbia sekukuniensis

Macaranga capensis

Euphorbia globosa

Jatropha zeyheri

Euphorbia groenewaldii

Euphorbia grandidens

Euphorbia virosa

Croton pseudopulchellus

Euphorbia clivicola

Croton sylvaticus

Euphorbia barnardii

Euphorbia mauritanica

Euphorbia tirucalli

Croton gratissimus

Euphorbia stellispina

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