EPPO Global Database

Euphorbia candelabrum(EPHCE)

Overview
Code created in: 2017-05-02

Basic information
  • EPPO Code: EPHCE
  • Preferred name: Euphorbia candelabrum
  • Authority: Kotschy

Notes

Eastern and central Africa (Sudan to Zambia). Cultivated as a large ornamental succulent in Mediterranean countries


Other scientific names
Name Authority
Euphorbia calycina Brown
Euphorbia confertiflora Volkens
Euphorbia murielii Brown
Euphorbia reinhardtii Volkens

Common names
Name Language
giant euphorbia English
Sudanese tree-euphorbia English
tree cactus English
Kandelaber-Wolfsmilch German
euphorbe candélabre French
euforbia candelabro Italian