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Euphorbia nivulia is a succulent, spiny tree native to the Indian subcontinent and Myanmar, grown as a hedge or landscape plant in warm, dry climates. It needs full sun, very well-drained soil and little water.
Euphorbia nivulia is a subtropical succulent species of flowering plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. It is found in the Indian subcontinent and is commonly known as the leafy milk hedge, holy milk hedge or dog's tongue.
Euphorbia nivulia is native to Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Myanmar. It grows in both wet and dry deciduous forests on rocky hillsides, and also in dry, barren areas; it is planted as a hedge plant in agricultural areas.
Juice squeezed from the leaves, bark from the root, the stems and the latex have been used in traditional medicine. Research has shown that the plant possesses antimicrobial, wound healing, haemostatic and cytotoxic activity. Additionally, it possesses larvicidal, insecticidal and nematicidal activities, and may prove useful in controlling the mosquitoes, Aedes aegypti and Culex quinquefasciatus, and suppressing the root-knot nematode, (Meloidogyne incognita).
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Euphorbia nivulia 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.
