Common name
English: Christ's thorn
German: Christusdorn
Portuguese: Coroa-de-cristo
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2659)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2167)
Order: Malpighiales (100)
Family: Euphorbiaceae (79)(family description)
Genus: Euphorbia (30)
Epithet: milii Des Moul. (1)
Synonyms: Euphorbia bojeri Hook., Euphorbia breonii Nois., Euphorbia milii Leandri, Euphorbia splendens (Hook.) Denis, Sterigmanthe bojeri (Hook.) Klotzsch & Garcke, Tumalis bojeri (Hook.) Raf.
Characteristics
Climate: tropical
Habit: shrub
Flower colour: violet, pink, red, yellow, white