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Euphorbia milii var. splendens

Crown-of-thorns

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General Information

COMMON NAMES: Crown-of-thorns; German Christusdorn

GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: NATIVE Madagascar

COOK ISLANDS STATUS: Introduced - Recent, Not naturalised; Land, lowlands

SIGNIFICANCE LIST: Ornamental leaves; Injurous spines - moderate

KEY FEATURES: Succulent round stems to 150cm, with straight spines. LEAVES: obovate 5cm. FLOWERS: small, scarlet.

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Cook Islands Distribution

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Southern Group: Present    Makatea:
RR 
MG
AT
MK
MT
AK
PL
TK
MN
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Northern Group:
TN 
MH
RK
PK
NS
SW
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Scientific Taxonomy

Euphorbia milii var. splendens des Moul.
SYNONYMS: Euphorbia splendens [GW]

TAXONOMY: PLANTAE; ANTHOPHYTA (=Angiospermae); MAGNOLIOPSIDA (=Dicotyledones); ROSIDAE; Euphorbiales; EUPHORBIACEAE

Vouchers & References

Vouchers:
None Recorded.

References:
p.517 Neal - In Gardens of Hawaii
p.420 Tropica
p.67 R Wilder - Flora of Rarotonga

Data Update History (information):
zB02, zD02

Web Resources

Citation Information

McCormack, Gerald (2007) Cook Islands Biodiversity Database, Version 2007.2. Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at http://cookislands.bishopmuseum.org. Copy citation to system clipboard
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