Global InformationEuphorbia trigona information
| Euphorbia trigona | |
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| E. trigona grown outdoors in full sun can form a tall shrub or small tree form | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Genus: | Euphorbia |
| Species: | E. trigona
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| Binomial name | |
| Euphorbia trigona Mill.
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Euphorbia trigona, the African milk tree,[1] cathedral cactus,[1] or Abyssinian euphorbia,[2] is a species of flowering plant that originates from Central Africa. Somewhat common in cultivation as a houseplant or as a hedge, the species is one of the euphorbias with succulent stems and branches as an adaptation to arid climates.
- ^ a b Timothy K. Broschat, Alan W. Meerow. Betrock's Reference Guide to Florida Landscape Plants. Betrock Information Systems, 1991. p. 123. ISBN 9780962976100
- ^ Thomas C. Fuller. Poisonous Plants of California. University of California Press, 1986. p. 372. ISBN 9780520055698