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Euphorbia ampliphylla is a large succulent tree of East African montane rainforest, reaching up to 30 m, with thick three-winged stems and milky sap. It is rarely grown outside botanic collections, and in cultivation it needs a warm, frost-free climate and a well-drained, sparingly watered soil.
Euphorbia ampliphylla (also called Euphorbia winklerii and Euphorbia obovalifolia) is a succulent rainforest tree of the montane rainforests throughout East Africa and belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae. The branches are each about 20 cm (8 in) diameter and are succulent, three-winged and pachycaulous. Like most Euphorbia species, it has milky white sap. The toxicity of many euphorbias is well known, but no specific information is available concerning E. ampliphylla. It is used locally for medical purposes. It is one of the tallest of all known succulent plants, definitely up to 30 m (98 ft) It is also the world's only known succulent rainforest tree.
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 ampliphylla 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.
