Accession Data:
Euphorbia antisyphilitica Zucc.
- Common Name: Candelilla
- Family: Euphorbiaceae Juss.
- Country of Origin: southwestern USA, northern Mexico
- Uses: Formerly used as a source of wax for candles and as a folk medicine for syphilis. Plants are used as an ornamental in xeriscaping, and there is limited modern usage of waxes for food and cosmetics.
Accession Data:
- Accession # 202200092
- Source: Smith College
- Provenance:
Plant from Smith College acquired March 16 2022
- Accession Date: 10-26-2022
- Bench: 2214 - XER:Sonoran-Baja Deserts
- Currently: active - healthy
- Qty: 1 confirmed on 05-15-2024
Classification:
- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Magnoliopsida
- SubClass: eurosid I
- Order: Malpighiales
- SubOrder:
- Family: Euphorbiaceae
- SubFamily: Euphorbioideae
- Tribe: Euphorbieae
- SubTribe: Euphorbiinae
References (internal):
- EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: New Mexico / Texas / Mexico Northeast
References (external):
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