Botanical names: Euphorbia espinosa, Euphorbia gynophora, Euphorbia nodosa
Common name: Woody Euphorbia
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Origin: Tropical Africa
Woody, unarmed shrub or small tree. Bark smooth, shiny, olive-green with brown papery strips peeling off.
Similar plants: Euphorbia espinosa (Woody Euphorbia)
- Euphorbia aeruginosa (Miniature Saguaro)
- Euphorbia bracteata (Tall Slipper Plant)
- Euphorbia bubalina (Buffalo Euphorbia)
- Euphorbia burmannii (Steenbokbos)
- Euphorbia caput-medusae (Medusa's Head)
- Euphorbia characias (Bush Spurge)
- Euphorbia confinalis (Confinalis)
- Euphorbia cooperi (Transvaal Candelabra Tree)
- Euphorbia cotinifolia (Red spurge)
- Euphorbia cyathophora (Summer Poinsettia)
- Euphorbia decaryi (Euphorbia)
- Euphorbia dendroides (Tree Spurge)
- Euphorbia enopla (Pincushion Euphorbia )
- Euphorbia enterophora (Milk-bush)
- Euphorbia epiphylloides (Euphorbia)
- Euphorbia epithymoides (Cushion Spurge)
- Euphorbia fiherenensis (Pencil Tree)
- Euphorbia flanaganii (Medusa Head)
- Euphorbia geroldii (Thornless Euphorbia)
- Euphorbia gottlebei (Euphorbia)
Link to this plant:
https://toptropicals.com/catalog/uid/euphorbia_espinosa.htm