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flowers, solitary, with a green, 6-lobed or -toothed, bell-shaped or cuplike calyx, borne
in the upper axils. Planted ornamental. 2, 3, 5, 6, 7.
Codiaeum variegatum (L.) A. Juss. "croton", "codiaeum"
syns. Croton variegatum L.; Phyllaurea variegata (L.) Wight; P. codiaeum
Lour.
Pre-World War I1 introduction. Malaysia to Melanesia. Common. Glabrous,
densely-branched, shrub or small tree, up to 4 m or taller; leaves, 7 to 32 cm long and 2
to 15 cm wide, alternate, spirally arranged, thick, leathery, extremely variable in shape,
size and color, commonly entire, sometimes interrupted, wavy, twisted or 3- or more-
lobed, linear-lanceolate, oblong or ovate to obovate, mostly acuminate, pinnately-nerved,
plain, spotted, mottled, variegated, or decoratively patterned green, red, purple, pink,
yellow and white, nerves often brightly colored, red or yellow; petioles, 1 to 9 cm long;
flowers, monoecious, small, petal-less, borne in lax axillary narrow spikes, 15 to 25 cm
long; male flowers, about 6 inm wide, with 5 or 6 sepals and petals and 15 to 35 free
stamens, chestered; female flowers, solitary, lacking petals, scattered; fruit, small, a
subglobose, thin-walled, 3-lobed capsule. Planted ornamental and hedge plant. 3(58714),
5, 6(199, 200), 7.
Euphorbia antiquorum L. "cactus spurge", "false cactus", "Malayan spurge tree"
Recent introduction. India, S.E. Asia. Rare. Erect, spiny, cactus-like shrub, up to
3 m or higher, with thick, green, succulent, ridged, 3- to 4-angled stems and branches;
spines, up to 7 mm long, brown, on ridge elevations; leaves, none or commonly falling
soon, 6 to 13 mm long, thick, oval; flowers, small, yellowish or greenish, borne in upper
leaf axils. Planted ornamental. 3(58680), 5(130), 6, 7.
Euphorbia chanlissonis (KI. & Gke.) Boiss. "beach spurge"
e mai (B)(N); te tarai (K); teluna (T)
syns. E. atom sensu auct. (Burges) Micr. non F0rst.f.; Anisophyllum
chamissonis K1. & Gke; Chamaesyce atoto sensu auct. non (F0rst.f.)
Croizat
Indigenous. Trop. Pacific. Rare. Erect to semi-erect or sprawling, freely-branching,
glabrous subshrub, up to 1 in tall, with decumbent or ascending stems, which are
branched, appear jointed and thickened at the nodes, a woody rootstock and white sticky
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ovate-oblong, oval-ovate or oblong subspatulate, base cordate and somewhat unequally 2-
sided, apex acute to obtuse, sometimes mucronate, palmately veined, glabrous, lightgreen
or glaucous above, whitened beneath; petioles, up to 2 mm long; flowers,
numerous, monoecious, white or greenish, petal-less, in cyathia borne in small axillary or