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{{Taxobox
| name = ''Euphorbia virosa''
| image = Euphorbia-virosa.jpg
| image_width = 250px
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Malpighiales]]
| familia = [[Euphorbiaceae]]
| genus = ''[[Euphorbia]]''
| species = '''''E. virosa'''''
| binomial = ''Euphorbia virosa''
}}

'''''Euphorbia virosa''''' is a [[plant]] of the spurge family [[Euphorbiaceae]]. It has a short main stem, usually twisted, from which 5-10 cm branches emerge. These leafless branches have 5 to 8 edges. Paired thorns grow in regularly spaced intervals from the edges.

''Euphorbia virosa'' is commonly distributed from the [[Orange River]] in [[South Africa]] to Southern [[Angola]], occupying mainly arid areas in [[Namibia]]. The plant contains within the branches a milky and creamy substance with [[cancer|carcinogenic]] properties. This substance is very [[poison]]ous and is used by [[Bushmen]] to dip the tips of their hunting arrows. Contact with it causes skin irritation, and if the eyes are afflicted, blindness may occur.
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[[Category:Euphorbia]]
[[Category:Poisonous plants]]

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