Euphorbia grantii
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| Euphorbia grantii | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Genus: | Euphorbia |
| Species: | E. grantii |
| Binomial name | |
| Euphorbia grantii Oliv. |
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Synadenium grantii Hook.f. |
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Euphorbia grantii is a species of succulent plant in the Euphorbiaceae family. The specific epithet is in honor of explorer James Augustus Grant.[1] It was originally described by Daniel Oliver in 1875.[2] The plant has the common name of African milk bush. In 1952 during the Mau Mau Uprising, the poisonous latex of the plant was used to kill cattle in incidents of biological warfare.[3]
References [edit]
- ^ Oliver, Daniel. 1875. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London, 29(3): 144.
- ^ International Organization for Plant Information (IOPI). "Plant Name Search Results" (HTML). International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
- ^ Verdourt, Bernard; E.C. Trump and M.E. Church (1969). Common poisonous plants of East Africa. London: Collins. p. 254.
External links [edit]
- (Euphorbia grantii) at Wikimedia Commons
- (Euphorbia grantii) at Wikispecies
- (Euphorbia grantii) at Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- (Euphorbia grantii) at Encyclopedia of Life
- (Euphorbia grantii) at Global Biodiversity Information Facility
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