Accession Data
Euphorbia antisyphilitica
Common Name: Candelilla
Family: Euphorbiaceae
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
Accession Date: 2022-10-26 00:00:00
Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering
Location: 2214
Quantity: 1
Source: Smith College
Provenance:
Plant from Smith College acquired March 16 2022
Classification
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: eurosid I
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
SubFamily: Euphorbioideae
Tribe: Euphorbieae
SubTribe: Euphorbiinae
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