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Crown-Of-Thorns

ක්රඅවුන් අව් තෝර්න්ස් கிறிஸ்து முள்

Euphorbia milii

Least concern Introduced

Crown-Of-Thorns
Ezra Katz · CC BY-SA 3.0

Overview

Euphorbia milii, the crown-of-thorns, Christ plant or Christ's thorn, is a species of flowering plant in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae, native to Madagascar. The epithet commemorates Baron Milius, once Governor of Réunion, who introduced the species to France in 1821.

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  1. Wikipedia (EN): Euphorbia milii — CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikipedia (TA): கிறிஸ்து முள் — CC BY-SA 4.0