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Euphorbia neriifolia
Also called Hedge Euphorbia, Milk Spurge, Oleander Spurge
In Singapore: Indian Spurge Tree, Hedge Euphorbia, Sudu, Sudu Sudu, Sesudu, 金刚纂 (Cultivated in Singapore)
Euphorbia neriifolia is a cactus-like, succulent, thorny tree or large shrub from India that is widely grown as a living hedge and ornamental. It needs full sun, very sharp drainage and little water.
Euphorbia neriifolia, also known as Indian spurge tree, hedge Euphorbia, Oleander spurge and fleshy spurge, is a species of spurge native to India, which was originally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753. Leaves from the plant are used in traditional kajal making in West Bengal, India.
It is native to central India, Odisha, and southern India in the Deccan, but is now naturalized in West Bengal, Sri Lanka, and throughout Southeast Asia in Burma, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia (except Borneo), the Philippines, and New Guinea. It is also cultivated as a hedge and ornamental plant in other tropical regions.
The leaves can be eaten raw or cooked, when boiled with syrup. The leaves and slices of the branches can be turned into sweets similar to candied fruit. The plant is also grown as a living fence to delimit land or to contain livestock. The wood is aromatic, and is used for small objects such as knife handles. The latex is applied to cuts made by collectors in the bark of the Palmyra palm, to prevent attacks by the red weevil.
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[Contains information from Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Heritage Trees from data.gov.sg (National Parks Board), made available under the terms of the Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0]
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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.
