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my euphorbia milii  (Euphorbia milii)

The common names allude to the legend that the Euphorbia Milii worn by Christ at the time of his crucifixion was made from stems of this plant. Interestingly, the stems of this plant are pliable and can be intertwined into a circle. There exists substantial evidence that the species, native to Madagascar, had been brought to the Middle East before the time of Christ.
Euphorbia - Euphorbus was the Greek physician of King Juba II (about 50 BC to 19 AD) of Numidia (present day Algeria). King Juba II was the first person to find a succulent-type Euphorbia, and he named it after his physician.
Milii - named ...for Baron Milius, once governor of the island of Bourbon, who introduced the species into cultivation in France in 1821.



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Fascinating!!......a pretty flower.....

27 Jul, 2010

 

I agree....pretty flower.

27 Jul, 2010



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