Transvaal Candelabra Tree

Kandelaarboom – Euphorbia cooperi

Given a wide berth by most animals
Wood is fibrous and useless and stems spiny
Latex from the tree is highly toxic – even breathing in the “fumes” of the latex produces a burning sensation in the bronchial passages

Reptiles

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