Scientific Name :
Euphorbia tithymaloides L.
Synonym :
Pedilanthus tithymaloides (L.) Poit.
Tithymalus tithymaloides (L.) Croizat
Common Name : Devil’s Backbone
Plant Family : Euphorbiaceae
Habit : Shrub
Plant Description
Flowering & Fruiting : Apri to June
Flower Colour : Pink
Description : Height: Upto 1 m
Stem: Fleshy, succulent, internodes short, zigzag, when leaves have fallen leaf scar distict, milky latex
Leaves: Fleshy, lanceolate, alternate, 5 to 9 cm, undulate, variegated
Flowers: Appears like bird, pedicels 1cm, pink, involucre boat shaped, male flowers with no perianth, stamen 1, female flower tricarpellary, stigma bifid
Inflorescence: Terminal heads
Native/ Exotic : E
Locality : VT
Distribution Range : Florida, Mexico to Tropical America.
Uses : Toys prepared from the plant
Used as a fencing and border material
