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Crown of thorns (Euphorbia milii) is a species of flowering plant in the
spurge family Euphorbiaceae.. It is a wood succulent shrub native to Madagascar.
The genus name, Euphorbia, honors the Greek physician, Euphorbus (52 B.C. - 23 A.D.).The specific epithet honors Baron Milius, one-time Governor of the island of Bourbon, who reportedly introduced this species to cultivation in France in 1821.Botanical illustrations are available to easily identify a species of interest through The Biodiversity Library.The Biodiversity Library is searchable not only by author and title but chronologically by date, collection, and contributor. I have chosen the Madagascar Native, Euphorbia Milili, to feature below.
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| Euphorbia milii Des Moul. [as Euphorbia splendens Bojer ex Hook.] Curtis's Botanical Magazine, vol. 56 [ser. 2, vol. 3]: t. (1816) |
Euphorbia milii Des Moul.
Gordan Gee
This collection of botanical illustrations is the work of
Gordon Gee who for 18 years worked at the
Christchurch Botanic Gardens as a sign writer
1829
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| Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, vol. 56 [ser. 2, vol. 3]: t. 2902 (1829) |
1836
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| Euphorbia milii Des Moul. [as Euphorbia bojeri Hook.] Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, vol. 63 [ser. 2, vol. 10]: t. 3527 (1836) |
Charles Henry Dessalines d'Orbigny
References.
Family | Euphorbiaceae
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