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Euphorbia milii

Flowering Plants

Euphorbia milii, known as the crown-of-thorns, Christ plant, or Christ's thorn, is a species of flowering plant in the spurge family Euphorbiaceae, native to Madagascar. Its species name commemorates Baron Milius, a governor of Reunion who introduced the plant to France in 1821. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts

Classification

Diet

Photosynthetic Autotroph 1

System (Realm)

Terrestrial 2

Relationship to People

Invasive or Introduced Species 1

Living or Extinct

Yes 3

Comparison

NatureServe Rank

GNR Unranked 4

CITES Appendix

Appendix II 3

Scientific Name

Euphorbia milii 3

Conservation Status

Least Concern 1

Connections

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Source Euphorbia milii (Wikidata)

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Sources

1. Euphorbia milii (Wikipedia)

lead sentence (diet), EntityId 386226
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.
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It is thought that the species was introduced to the Middle East in ancient times; legend, which associates it with the crown-of-thorns worn by Jesus Christ upon his crucifixion, has likely influenced the common name "crown-of-thorns".
Infobox: status2
CITES_A2
Infobox: status
LC

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2. GBIF Species API

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3. Euphorbia milii (Wikidata)

Wikidata

Wikidata Q148829 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
Child Taxon Of: Euphorbiaceae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain

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4. NatureServe Explorer: Euphorbia milii

NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)

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