Thanks, Ken ji. Here are some extracts from Wikipedia link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euphorbia_milii
*Euphorbia milii* (*Crown-of-thorns* or *Christ Plant*) is a species of * Euphorbia <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euphorbia>* native to Madagascar<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascar> . It is a succulent <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Succulent> climbing shrub<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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 leaves<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leaf>are obovate, up to 3.5 cm long and 1.5 cm broad. The flowers <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flower> are small, subtended by a pair of conspicuous petal-like bracts <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bract>, variably red, pink or white, up to 12 mm broad.[1]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euphorbia_milii#cite_note-rhs-0> It is a variable species, and several varieties<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variety_(biology)>have been described; some of these are treated as distinct species by some authors Here is another link for details: http://www.wanapluk.com/crown-of-thorns-plant/ On Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 9:15 PM, Kenneth Greby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This is a Crown-of-Thorns hybrid, Euphorbia milii. There are dozens of > cultivars. > > Regards-- > Ken Greby > Palmetto Bay, Florida USA > > --- On *Tue, 10/14/08, J.M. Garg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>* wrote: > > From: J.M. Garg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [indiantreepix:5346] For Id141008JM > To: "indiantreepix" <[email protected]> > Date: Tuesday, October 14, 2008, 11:15 AM > > Decorative plant seen at Sanjeevaiah Park in Hyderabad, AP. > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg > "We often ignore the beauty around us" > Creating Awareness about Indian Flora & Fauna: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 > For learning about our trees & plants, please visit/ join Google e-group > (Indiantreepix) http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en > > > > > > -- With regards, J.M.Garg "We often ignore the beauty around us" Creating Awareness about Indian Flora & Fauna: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 For learning about our trees & plants, please visit/ join Google e-group (Indiantreepix) http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "indiantreepix" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
