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Euphorbia flanaganii

Euphorbia flanaganii
Common names: Transkei medusa’s head, Flanagan’s euphorbia (Eng.); vingerpol (Afr.); nhlehle, isihlehle (Zul.)
Family: Euphorbiaceae

... flanaganii and Selago flanaganii . The family Euphorbiaceae has over 200 genera, such as Croton , Dalechampia , ...

04 / 03 / 2019 | Ntuthuko Mabuya | Pretoria NBG
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Croton megalobotrys

Croton megalobotrys (Geoff Nichols)
Common names: feverberry, large feverberry (Eng.); koorsbessie, grootkoorsbessie (Afr.); motsibi (Northern Sotho), muruthu (Tshivenda)
Family: Euphorbiaceae

17 / 12 / 2018 | Benjamin Festus | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Euphorbia tuberosa

Euphorbia tuberosa
Common names: milk-ball, wild charlock (Eng.); melkbol, wilderamenas (Afr.)
Family: Euphorbiaceae

05 / 11 / 2018 | Shireen Harris | Karoo Desert NBG
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Euphorbia triangularis

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
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Euphorbia nesemannii

Euphorbia nesemannii (Werner Voigt)
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
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Euphorbia sekukuniensis

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
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Macaranga capensis

Macaranga capensis in flower (Geoff Nichols).
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
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Euphorbia globosa

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
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Jatropha zeyheri

Jatropha zeyheri (Brenden Pienaar)
Common names: verfbol (Afr.); sefapabadia (Sesotho); xidomeja (Xitsonga); mafuredonga (Tshivenda); ugodide (isiZulu)
Family: Euphorbiaceae

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

Euphorbia groenewaldii (Seloba Chuene)
Common names: none
Family: Euphorbiaceae

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

Euphorbia grandidens. Photo Geoff Nichols
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
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Euphorbia virosa

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

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

Flowers and leaves
Common names: small lavender fever-berry (Eng.); kleinlaventelkoorsbessie, sandkoorsbessie (Afr.); uHubeshane (isiZulu)
Family: Euphorbiaceae

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

Croton sylvaticus tree. Photo G. Nichols
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
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Euphorbia barnardii

Euphorbia barnardii
Common names: mokgwakgwatha (Pedi)
Family: Euphorbiaceae

26 / 05 / 2008 | Pethole Manyama | CREW
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Euphorbia mauritanica

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
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Euphorbia tirucalli

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
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Croton gratissimus

Croton gratissimus ( Image copyright Geoff Nichols)
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
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Euphorbia stellispina

E.stellispina
Common names: sterretjie-noors, noorsdoring (Afr.)
Family: Euphorbiaceae

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