Monday, November 16, 2009

CROWN OF THORNS







Common name: Crown of thorns
Scientific name: Euphorbia milii
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Chinese name: 铁海棠
Description
This desert plant has thorny stems. The red part of the flowers are not petals but bracts (modified leaves). The Crown of Thorns was supposedly the plant used for Christ's crown of thorns. It was named after Euphorbius, a Greek physician in 1 AD, who used the sap to make medicine. However, the sap can cause skin irritation or blindness.

Source:
http://www.metroparkstacoma.org/page.php?id=426
http://www.natureloveyou.sg/Plants-E.html

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