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{{Taxobox
| name = ''Euphorbia milii''
| status = DD
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| image = Euphorbia Milii flowers.jpg
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Dicotyledon|Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Malpighiales]]
| familia = [[Euphorbiaceae]]
| genus = ''[[Euphorbia]]''
| species = '''''E. milii'''''
| binomial = ''Euphorbia milii''
| binomial_authority = [[Desmoul.]]}}

'''''Euphorbia milii''''' ('''Crown-of-thorns''' or '''Christ Plant''') is a species of ''[[Euphorbia]]'' native to [[Madagascar]].

It is a [[succulent]] climbing [[shrub]] growing to 1.8 m tall, with densely spiny stems, the straight, slender spines up to 3 cm long, which help it scramble over other plants. The [[leaf|leaves]] are obovate, up to 3.5 cm long and 1.5 cm broad. The [[flower]]s are small, subtended by a pair of conspicuous petal-like [[bract]]s, variably red, pink or white, up to 12 mm broad.<ref name="rhs">Huxley, A., ed. (1992). ''New RHS Dictionary of Gardening''. ISBN 0-333-47494-5</ref>

===Varieties===
It is a variable species, and several [[variety (biology)|varieties]] have been described; some of these are treated as distinct species by some authors.<ref name="rhs"/>
[[Image:Euphorbia milii var.milii.JPG|250px|right|thumb|''Euphorbia milii var.milii'']]

*''Euphorbia milii'' var. ''bevilaniensis'' ([[Croizat]]) [[Ursch]] & [[Leandri]] 1955
*''Euphorbia milii'' var. ''hislopii'' ([[N.E.Br.]]) [[Ursch]] & [[Leandri]] 1955 (syn. ''E. hislopii'')
*''Euphorbia milii'' var. ''imperatae'' ([[Leandri]]) [[Ursch]] & [[Leandri]] 1955
*''Euphorbia milii'' var. ''longifolia'' [[Rauh]] 1967
*''Euphorbia milii'' var. ''milii''
*''Euphorbia milii'' var. ''roseana'' [[Marn.-Lap.]] 1962
*''Euphorbia milii'' var. ''splendens'' ([[Bojer]] ex [[Hook.]]) [[Ursch]] & [[Leandri]] 1955
*''Euphorbia milii'' var. ''tananarivae'' ([[Leandri]]) [[Ursch]] & [[Leandri]] 1955
*''Euphorbia milii'' var. ''tenuispina'' [[Rauh]] & [[Razaf.]] 1991
*''Euphorbia milii'' var. ''tulearensis'' [[Ursch]] & [[Leandri]] 1955
*''Euphorbia milii'' var. ''vulcanii'' ([[Leandri]]) [[Ursch]] & [[Leandri]] 1955

==Trivia==
[[Wat Phrik]] in the [[Amphoe Mueang Phitsanulok|Phitsanulok District]] of [[Phitsanulok Province]], [[Thailand]] claims to be the home of the world's tallest Christ plant.
<ref name="ThaiTambon.com">[http://www.thaitambon.com/tambon/ttambon.asp?ID=650104 ThaiTambon.com]</ref>

==References==
<references/>
<gallery>
Image:Euphorbia milii var. splendens, flower.jpg|''Euphorbia milii var. splendens''
Image:E milii vulcanii ies.jpg|''Euphorbia milii var. vulcanii''
Image:Euphorbia sp 01.jpg|''Euphorbia milii''
</gallery>

{{Commons|Euphorbia milii}}

[[Category:Flora of Madagascar]]

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-{{Taxobox
+__NOTOC__{{Plantbox
-| name = ''Euphorbia milii''
+| latin_name = ''LATINNAME''   <!--- replace LATINNAME with the actual latin name -->
-| status = DD
+| common_names =     <!--- if multiple, list all, if none, leave blank -->
-| status_system = IUCN3.1
+| growth_habit = ?   <!--- tree, shrub, herbaceous, vine, etc -->
 | image = Euphorbia Milii flowers.jpg
-| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
+| image_width = 240px    <!--- leave as 240px if horizontal orientation photo, or change to 180px if vertical -->
-| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
+| image_caption =     <!--- eg. Cultivated freesias -->
-| classis = [[Dicotyledon|Magnoliopsida]]
+| familia = Euphorbiaceae
-| ordo = [[Malpighiales]]
+| genus = Euphorbia
-| familia = [[Euphorbiaceae]]
+| species = milii
-| genus = ''[[Euphorbia]]''
+}}
-| species = '''''E. milii'''''
+{{Inc|
-| binomial = ''Euphorbia milii''
+Euphorbia milii (Euphorbia splendens, Bojer.) Crown Of Thorns. Ste. 3-4 ft. long, ½-1 in. thick, somewhat climbing, covered with stout spines about an inch long: Lvs. few, on the young growth, obovate to oblong-spatulate, thin, bright green, 1-2 in. long: cyathia in long-peduncled dichotomous cymes, near the ends of the branches, each closely subtended by 2 broadly ovate bright red bracts. Madagascar. Flowering all the year but mostly in winter.—Coolhouse plant. The red bracts in the green Lvs. on the sinuous spiny sts. are very striking. It can be trained into ornamental forms. The seedlings have larger sts. and Lvs. and double spines, a smaller one below each of the ordinary ones.
-| binomial_authority = [[Desmoul.]]}}
+{{SCH}}
-'''''Euphorbia milii''''' ('''Crown-of-thorns''' or '''Christ Plant''') is a species of ''[[Euphorbia]]'' native to [[Madagascar]].
+==Cultivation==
-It is a [[succulent]] climbing [[shrub]] growing to 1.8 m tall, with densely spiny stems, the straight, slender spines up to 3 cm long, which help it scramble over other plants. The [[leaf|leaves]] are obovate, up to 3.5 cm long and 1.5 cm broad. The [[flower]]s are small, subtended by a pair of conspicuous petal-like [[bract]]s, variably red, pink or white, up to 12 mm broad.<ref name="rhs">Huxley, A., ed. (1992). ''New RHS Dictionary of Gardening''. ISBN 0-333-47494-5</ref>
+===Propagation===
-===Varieties===
+===Pests and diseases===
-It is a variable species, and several [[variety (biology)|varieties]] have been described; some of these are treated as distinct species by some authors.<ref name="rhs"/>
+{{edit-pests}}<!--- Type pest/disease info below this line, then delete this entire line -->
 [[Image:Euphorbia milii var.milii.JPG|250px|right|thumb|''Euphorbia milii var.milii'']]
+*''Euphorbia milii'' var. ''bevilaniensis''{{wp}}
 *''Euphorbia milii'' var. ''hislopii'' <small> ([[N.E.Br.]]) [[Ursch]] & [[Leandri]] 1955</small> (syn. ''E. hislopii'')
 *''Euphorbia milii'' var. ''imperatae'' <small> ([[Leandri]]) [[Ursch]] & [[Leandri]] 1955</small>
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 *''Euphorbia milii'' var. ''vulcanii'' <small> ([[Leandri]]) [[Ursch]] & [[Leandri]] 1955</small>
-==Trivia==
+==Gallery==
-[[Wat Phrik]] in the [[Amphoe Mueang Phitsanulok|Phitsanulok District]] of [[Phitsanulok Province]], [[Thailand]] claims to be the home of the world's tallest Christ plant.
+{{photo-sources}}<!-- remove this line if there are already 3 or more photos in the gallery  -->
 <gallery>
 Image:Euphorbia milii var. splendens, flower.jpg|''Euphorbia milii var. splendens''
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 </gallery>
-{{Commons|Euphorbia milii}}
+==References==
-[[Category:Flora of Madagascar]]
+{{stub}}
-[[de:Christusdorn (Euphorbia)]]
+<!--  in order to add all the proper categories, go to http://www.plants.am/wiki/Plant_Categories and copy/paste the contents of the page here, and then follow the easy instructions!    -->

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