Euphorbia dendroides

Euphorbia dendroides
Stem, leaves and flowers
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Euphorbiaceae
Tribe:	Euphorbieae
Subtribe:	Euphorbiinae
Genus:	Euphorbia
Species:	E. dendroides
Binomial name
Euphorbia dendroides L.

Euphorbia dendroides, also known as Tree Spurge, is a small tree of the Euphorbiaceae family that grows in semi-arid and mediterranean climates.

It has a wide distribution in the Mediterranean Basin, from the Iberian Peninsula to Egypt. This plant is sensitive to frost, so it only grows on protected and sunny mountainsides in hilly areas. It has been introduced to other countries out of its original range as an ornamental tree.

This bush also has uses in traditional medicine; like many other species of genus Euphorbia its toxic white and sticky sap has been used to treat skin excrescences, like cancers, tumors, and warts since ancient times.

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Detail of the leaves

Global shape with flowers

Detail of the flowers

Capsule

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