J u m p t o c o n t e n t
M a i n m e n u
M a i n m e n u
N a v i g a t i o n
● M a i n p a g e ● C o n t e n t s ● C u r r e n t e v e n t s ● R a n d o m a r t i c l e ● A b o u t W i k i p e d i a ● C o n t a c t u s ● D o n a t e
C o n t r i b u t e
● H e l p ● L e a r n t o e d i t ● C o m m u n i t y p o r t a l ● R e c e n t c h a n g e s ● U p l o a d f i l e
S e a r c h
Search
A p p e a r a n c e
● C r e a t e a c c o u n t ● L o g i n
P e r s o n a l t o o l s
● C r e a t e a c c o u n t ● L o g i n
P a g e s f o r l o g g e d o u t e d i t o r s l e a r n m o r e ● C o n t r i b u t i o n s ● T a l k
( T o p )
1 D e s c r i p t i o n
2 S u b s p e c i e s
3 U s e s
4 R e f e r e n c e s
T o g g l e t h e t a b l e o f c o n t e n t s
E u p h o r b i a g r a n d i c o r n i s
9 l a n g u a g e s
● C e b u a n o ● E s p a ñ o l ● F r a n ç a i s ● Р у с с к и й ● S v e n s k a ● T ü r k ç e ● У к р а ї н с ь к а ● T i ế n g V i ệ t ● W i n a r a y
E d i t l i n k s
● A r t i c l e ● T a l k
E n g l i s h
● R e a d ● E d i t ● V i e w h i s t o r y
T o o l s
T o o l s
A c t i o n s
● R e a d ● E d i t ● V i e w h i s t o r y
G e n e r a l
● W h a t l i n k s h e r e ● R e l a t e d c h a n g e s ● U p l o a d f i l e ● S p e c i a l p a g e s ● P e r m a n e n t l i n k ● P a g e i n f o r m a t i o n ● C i t e t h i s p a g e ● G e t s h o r t e n e d U R L ● D o w n l o a d Q R c o d e ● W i k i d a t a i t e m
P r i n t / e x p o r t
● D o w n l o a d a s P D F ● P r i n t a b l e v e r s i o n
I n o t h e r p r o j e c t s
● W i k i m e d i a C o m m o n s ● W i k i s p e c i e s
A p p e a r a n c e
F r o m W i k i p e d i a , t h e f r e e e n c y c l o p e d i a
( R e d i r e c t e d f r o m E u p h o r b i a g r a n d i a l a t a )
Euphorbia grandicornis cow's horn plant , is a succulent plant of the Euphorbiaceae or spurge family. It is native to the KwaZulu-Natal province and the Northern Provinces of South Africa and to Mozambique and Eswatini .[2] [4]
The specific epithet "grandicornis" means "with large horns," and refers to the pairs of spines, which look like the horns of a bull.[5]
Description [ edit ]
Euphorbia grandicornis is a shrub with succulent, spiny stems that reaches a size of 0.5–2 m in height. Small leaves are formed between the spines but later drop off; the stems do the bulk of the photosynthesis. It is much branched from the base, with thorns, the branches 3-angled, erect or ascending, very deeply constricted in segments, subsagittate-ovate or reniform-sagittate, 5–13 cm long and 5 – 15 cm in diameter.[5] [6] [7]
The fruit is showy and pops open when ripe.[6]
It is found in dense dry mixed forest, on granite slopes, and on rocks, at elevations of 40 to 700 meters.[8]
Subspecies [ edit ]
Two subspecies are accepted:[2]
Euphorbia grandicornis subsp. grandicornis – Mozambique, Eswatini, Northern Provinces, and KwaZulu-Natal
Euphorbia grandicornis subsp. sejuncta L.C.Leach – north-central Mozambique
It is grown as a houseplant in temperate regions.[9]
Chemical constituents of E. grandicornis have been studied for their use in cancer treatment.[10]
References [ edit ]
^ Euphorbia grandicornis subsp. grandicornis Plants of the World Online
^ Roskov Y.; Kunze T.; Orrell T.; Abucay L.; Paglinawan L.; Culham A.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Decock W.; De Wever A.; Didžiulis V., eds. (2019). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2019 Annual Checklist" . Catalogue of Life . TaxonID: 43043980. Archived from the original (ZIP) on 2019-12-18. Retrieved 2019-11-11 .
^ a b "NParks | Euphorbia grandicornis " . www.nparks.gov.sg . Retrieved 2022-07-21 .
^ a b "Plant database entry for Cow's Horn (Euphorbia grandicornis ) with 19 images, one comment, and 25 data details" . garden.org . Retrieved 2022-07-21 .
^ "Euphorbia grandicornis " . www.llifle.com . Retrieved 2022-07-21 .
^ Blanc (1888), In: Hints Cacti, ed. 2: 68
^ "Эуфорбия (молочай) - Все о комнатных растениях на flowersweb.info" . www.flowersweb.info . Retrieved 2022-07-21 .
^ Kemboi, Douglas; Langat, Moses K.; Siwe-Noundou, Xavier; Krause, Rui W. M.; Isaacs, Michelle Louise; Tembu, Vuyelwa Jacqueline (25 Mar 2022). "In vitro antibacterial and cytotoxic effects of Euphorbia grandicornis Blanc chemical constituents" . BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies . 22 1 ): 90. doi :10.1186/s12906-022-03571-8 ISSN 2662-7671 . PMC 8957186 PMID 35337309 .
R e t r i e v e d f r o m " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Euphorbia_grandicornis&oldid=1214395593 " C a t e g o r i e s : ● I U C N R e d L i s t l e a s t c o n c e r n s p e c i e s ● E u p h o r b i a ● F l o r a o f K w a Z u l u - N a t a l ● F l o r a o f M o z a m b i q u e ● F l o r a o f t h e N o r t h e r n P r o v i n c e s ● F l o r a o f S w a z i l a n d ● P l a n t s d e s c r i b e d i n 1 8 8 8 H i d d e n c a t e g o r i e s : ● A r t i c l e s w i t h s h o r t d e s c r i p t i o n ● S h o r t d e s c r i p t i o n m a t c h e s W i k i d a t a ● A r t i c l e s w i t h ' s p e c i e s ' m i c r o f o r m a t s
● T h i s p a g e w a s l a s t e d i t e d o n 1 8 M a r c h 2 0 2 4 , a t 1 8 : 1 3 ( U T C ) . ● T e x t i s a v a i l a b l e u n d e r t h e C r e a t i v e C o m m o n s A t t r i b u t i o n - S h a r e A l i k e L i c e n s e 4 . 0 ;
a d d i t i o n a l t e r m s m a y a p p l y . B y u s i n g t h i s s i t e , y o u a g r e e t o t h e T e r m s o f U s e a n d P r i v a c y P o l i c y . W i k i p e d i a ® i s a r e g i s t e r e d t r a d e m a r k o f t h e W i k i m e d i a F o u n d a t i o n , I n c . , a n o n - p r o f i t o r g a n i z a t i o n . ● P r i v a c y p o l i c y ● A b o u t W i k i p e d i a ● D i s c l a i m e r s ● C o n t a c t W i k i p e d i a ● C o d e o f C o n d u c t ● D e v e l o p e r s ● S t a t i s t i c s ● C o o k i e s t a t e m e n t ● M o b i l e v i e w
