Scientific Name :
Euphorbia cotinifolia L.
Synonym :
Aklema cotinifolia (L.) Millsp.
Tithymalus cotinifolius (L.) Haw.
Common Name : Caribbean Copper Plant
Plant Family : Euphorbiaceae
Habit : Shrub
Plant Description
Flowering & Fruiting : November to January
Flower Colour : Yellowish green
Description : Height: 2 to 3 m
Stem: Purple, brown, milky juice
Leaves: Opposite, ovate, 5 to 8 cm, purplish, entire margin, petioles upto 5 cm
Flowers: Unisexual present inside involucres, bracts creamy
Inflorescence: Cyathium
Fruits: Capsule, 3 lobed, 1cm
Native/ Exotic : E
Locality : TL
Distribution Range : Mexico to Tropical America.
Uses : Cultivated in gardens and home due to its beautiful coppery purple foliage
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