Summary
Euphorbia candelabrum is a succulent species of plant in the family Euphorbiaceae, one of several plants commonly known as candelabra tree. It is endemic to the Horn of Africa and eastern Africa along the East African Rift system. It is known in Ethiopia by its Amharic name, qwolqwal, or its Oromo name, adaamii. It is closely related to three other species of Euphorbia: Euphorbia ingens in the dry regions of southern Africa, Euphorbia conspicua from western Angola, and Euphorbia abyssinica, which is native to countries including Sudan, Eritrea, Djibouti, Ethiopia and Somalia.
Quoted from Wikipedia, "Euphorbia candelabrum", CC BY-SA 4.0; its title is one of this species' older names (GBIF Backbone), which is the proof that the article is this species'.
About the genus · Euphorbia
Euphorbia is a large and diverse genus of flowering plants, commonly called spurge, in the family Euphorbiaceae.
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Cultivation
Grouped as a cactus or succulent, listed under the genus Euphorbia in the archetype table, and Kew describes it as “succulent tree”.
How this section is made
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Group. Listed under the genus Euphorbia in the archetype table, and Kew describes it as “succulent tree”. A group is taken only where Kew's description of the species agrees with the table's listing. The table gives no figure and no prose; the cold floor is the habitat's alone.
Climate across the habitat
Natural habitat
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Related
Other Euphorbia 400 in the reference
Euphorbia acanthothamnos Greek spiny spurge Photo: CC BY, Eleftherios Katsillis
Euphorbia adenensis Euphorbiaceae Photo: CC BY, Joey Bom
Euphorbia aeruginosa Miniature Saguaro Photo: CC0, author not stated
Euphorbia alluaudii Euphorbiaceae Photo: CC BY, amantedarmaninNames & registers
Also known as Euphorbia calycina; Euphorbia candelabrum var. candelabrum. (GBIF Backbone)
Under another author Euphorbia candelabrum Trémaux and Euphorbia candelabrum Trémaux ex Kotschy is an older name of this species, not Euphorbia candelabrum, a species of the reference. (GBIF Backbone)
The record
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Where this page came from built 2026-10-22
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