Back Kraalnaboom Afrikaans صبار أم اللبن Arabic صبار ام اللبن ARZ Euphorbia tirucalli Bulgarian Euphorbia tirucalli Catalan Euphorbia tirucalli CEB Bleistiftstrauch German Euphorbia tirucalli Spanish بیدار (گیاه) Persian Käärmetyräkki Finnish
| Euphorbia tirucalli | |
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| Mature tree in Mozambique | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Genus: | Euphorbia |
| Species: | E. tirucalli
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| Binomial name | |
| Euphorbia tirucalli | |
Euphorbia tirucalli (commonly known as Indian tree spurge, naked lady, pencil tree, pencil cactus, fire stick, aveloz or milk bush[3]) is a tree native to Africa that grows in semi-arid tropical climates. A hydrocarbon plant, it produces a poisonous latex that can cause temporary blindness.[4]
- ^ Haevermans, T. (2017). "Euphorbia tirucalli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T44452A117034216. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
- ^ a b "Euphorbia tirucalli L." Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 16 March 2010.
- ^ "Man hospitalized after encounter with pencil cactus plant". 12 May 2017.