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Euphorbia tithymaloides.jpg

Euphorbia tithymaloides  L.

​​Christmas Candle, Fiddle flower, Jew’s Slipper, Milk-hedge, Myrtle-leaved Spurge, Red Slipper Spurge, Redbird Cactus, Zig-zag Plant

Plants > Angiosperms > Euphorbiaceae > ​​Euphorbia tithymaloides

Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Class: Dicots
Order: Malpighiales
Family: ​Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Euphorbia
Species: tithymaloides


  • Common names: ​​Christmas Candle, Fiddle flower, Jew’s Slipper, Milk-hedge, Myrtle-leaved Spurge, Red Slipper Spurge, Redbird Cactus, Zig-zag Plant
  • Thai names: กะแหยก ka yaek (Central), เคียะไก่ให้ khia kai hai (Northern), ตาสี่กะมอ ta-si-ka-mo (Karen-Mae Hong Son), นางกวัก nang kwak (Mae Hong Son), มหาประสาน maha prasan (Central), ย่าง yang (Central), ว่านสลี wan sali (Mae Hong Son), แสยก sa yaek (Central), แสยกสามสี sa yaek sam si (Central)
  • Chinese Names: 红雀珊瑚 hong que shan hu
  • Distribution: 
  • Image locations: Chanthaburi (Khao Soi Dao N.P.), Chiang Mai (Doi Suthep-Pui N.P.)
  • Map info: Provinces are highlighted according to phytogeographical areas as used in the Flora of Thailand project.
  • Additional notes: E. tithymaloides is also known by the scientific name Pedilanthus tithymaloides. However, the genus Pedilanthus has been submerged into the genus Euphorbia.
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Image locations

Images of Euphorbia tithymaloides from Thailand.
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Euphorbia tithymaloides, Doi Suthep-Pui National Park, Chiang Mai.
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Euphorbia tithymaloides Khao Soi Dao N.P. Chanthaburi December
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Euphorbia tithymaloides Khao Soi Dao N.P. Chanthaburi December

References: 
​The Plant List
Forest Herbarium - BKF
Flora of China
Please note that individual species identifications do not necessarily represent the opinion of all contributors.

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