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Euphorbia tithymaloides

Plant photographs and field observations.

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Species notes

About Euphorbia tithymaloides

Euphorbia tithymaloides (also recorded as Devil's-backbone) is an accepted species in the family Euphorbiaceae, within the order Malpighiales. Checklist records aggregated by GBIF list it from Andaman Is., Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belize, Bermuda, Brazil Northeast, Brazil North, and Brazil Southeast. The photographs can be compared for visible features such as growth habit, leaf arrangement, stems, flowers and fruit.

Common name
Devil's-backbone
Family
Euphorbiaceae
Order
Malpighiales
Identification rank
Species
Recorded distribution
Andaman Is., Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belize, Bermuda, Brazil Northeast, Brazil North, Brazil Southeast

Taxonomy source: GBIF Backbone Taxonomy