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Cactus zapatilla / Devil's backbone or Zigzag plant

Euphorbia tithymaloides

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Field Notes

Description:

This is a plant that I found in the dry forest of Ecuador, close to Huaquillas maybe 10 years ago. It happened to be a great indoor plant. It is probably an Euphorbiaceae.

Habitat:

Dry forest of the coast

Reference Links:

Euphorbia tithymaloides, Plantas y flores: Pedilanthus tithymaloides

Species ID Suggestions

Devil's backbone or Zigzag plant

Pedilanthus tithymaloides

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Andrea Lim
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