Euphorbia antisyphilitica

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Euphorbia antisyphilitica, Zucc. (Tricherostigma antisyphililica, Klotzsch & Garcke). Candelillo. Slender, erect, rod-like branches 1-3 ft. high, almost leafless. Mex.—The plants yield a useful wax and are sometimes grown in collections of succulents.


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Euphorbia antisyphilitica
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Plant Info
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Sublass: Rosidae
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily: Euphorbioideae
Tribe: Euphorbieae
Subtribe: Euphorbiinae
Genus: Euphorbia
Species: E. antisyphilitica

Binomial name
Euphorbia antisyphilitica
Zucc.

Candelilla (Euphorbia antisyphilitica) is a shrubby spurge native to southwest Texas and Mexico, having densely clustered, erect, essentially leafless stems that yield the multipurpose Candelilla wax. They are thus also called "wax plant" on occasion, but this name is usually taken to refer to the unrelated genus Hoya.

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