Euphorbia petitiana
A.Rich.
Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbia cebrina Hochst. ex Klotzsch & Garcke
Euphorbia cerebrina Hochst. ex Boiss.
Tithymalus cebrinus Klotzsch & Garcke
Tithymalus cerebrinus (Hochst. ex Boiss.) Schweinf.
Tithymalus petitianus (A.Rich.) Klotzsch & Garcke
Common Name:
General Information
Euphorbia petitiana is a perennial plant producing several ascending stems from a woody rootstock. The stems, which are up to 40cm long, become woody at the base and usually persist[
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- African Flowering Plants Database
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The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local medicinal use.
Known Hazards
Although we have seen no specific information for this plant, the latex in most, if not all Euphorbias is caustic and toxic - skin contact often causing irritation and blistering; contact with the eyes causing temporary or even permanent blindness; whilst ingestion can cause purging or more severe problems[
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- Plants for a Future
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- Notes from observations, tasting etc at Plants For A Future and on field trips.
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Botanical References
Range
East tropical Africa - Eritrea, Ethiopia; Arabian Peninsula - north Yemen.
Habitat
Open grassland or evergreen bushland; at elevations from 2,550 - 3,650 metres[
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- African Flowering Plants Database
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- http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php
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- Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques.
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- Description
- Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map.
].
Properties
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Habit | Shrub |
| Height | 0.30 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
An infusion of the aerial parts is taken as an anthelmintic[
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- Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa.
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- An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
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Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -
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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
