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Crown of thorns

Euphorbia milii

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DB 11 years ago
Crown of thorns
Euphorbia milii Euphorbia milii


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3 Comments

LukmanSulistyo
LukmanSulistyo 11 years ago

Wow, I just know that the sap can make eyes go blind.

Thank you Sanjay..... :)

SanjaySaklani
SanjaySaklani 11 years ago

from the Latin euphorbea for Euphorbius, a Greek physician in 1AD who used the sap medicinally; native to Madagascar; milky latex sap "bleeds" when stems are cut, and can be stopped by immersing in warm water; sap may cause skin irritation or blindness; from a very large genus of over 2000 species including the popular poinsettia; supposedly the plant used for Christ's crown of thorns

LukmanSulistyo
LukmanSulistyo 11 years ago

thank you Daniela for suggesting my spot....

LukmanSulistyo
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LukmanSulistyo

Indonesia

Spotted on Dec 30, 2012
Submitted on Dec 30, 2012

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