Euphorbia ampliphylla

Species of plant

Euphorbia ampliphylla is a succulent rainforest tree of the montane rainforests throughout East Africa and belonging to the Spurge Family (Euphorbiaceae). The branches are each about eight inches in diameter and are succulent and three-winged and pachycaulous. Like most euphorbs, it has milky white sap. The toxicity of many euphorbs is well known, but no specific information is available concerning E. ampliphylla. It is used locally for medical purposes. It is particularly noted for two things: It is the tallest of all known succulent plants, definitely up to 98 feet and indicated on a carefully scaled diagram as reaching 105 feet. It is also the world's only known succulent rainforest tree.

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