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Euphorbia abdelkuri
Also called Firhadh
Euphorbia abdelkuri is a succulent shrub from the rocky desert of Abd al Kuri island, off Yemen, and is rarely grown outside specialist collections. Keep it very dry and bright, as for other desert spurges.
Euphorbia abdelkuri is a species of plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. It is endemic to Abd al Kuri, an island south of Yemen. Its natural habitat is rocky areas. The latex of the plant is toxic.
As most other succulent members of the genus Euphorbia, its trade is regulated under Appendix II of CITES.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Euphorbia abdelkuri by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
