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Latin name

Family

Distribution

North America distribution zone

Height

Foliage

Ecology

Use

Synonym

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Spanish name

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Trade name

Euphorbia petiolaris Sims

Euphorbiaceae

SE North America (Bahamas, West Indies) NC South America (Margarita)

hel xer

Aklema petiolare (Sims) Millsp. Aklema petiolaris (Sims) Millsp. Alectoroctonum petiolare Klotzsch & Garcke Euphorbia verticillata Poir. non Fisch.

broadleaf euphorbia; black mageniel (St. Maarten); broad-leaved spurge; broadleaf spurge (Bahamas); manchineel-berry; rascaso (Virgin Gorda)

euphorbe bon-garçon; bois garçon, bon garçon (Haiti); petit mancenillier

Indio desnudo (Puerto Rico); palo de leche, palo de yuca (Dominican Republic); rascaso (Puerto Rico)

bon gason (creole, Haiti)

Latin name	Euphorbia petiolaris Sims
Family	Euphorbiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Bahamas, West Indies) NC South America (Margarita)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage	D
Ecology	hel xer
Use	tx
Synonym	Aklema petiolare (Sims) Millsp. Aklema petiolaris (Sims) Millsp. Alectoroctonum petiolare Klotzsch & Garcke Euphorbia verticillata Poir. non Fisch.
English name	broadleaf euphorbia; black mageniel (St. Maarten); broad-leaved spurge; broadleaf spurge (Bahamas); manchineel-berry; rascaso (Virgin Gorda)
French name	euphorbe bon-garçon; bois garçon, bon garçon (Haiti); petit mancenillier
Spanish name	Indio desnudo (Puerto Rico); palo de leche, palo de yuca (Dominican Republic); rascaso (Puerto Rico)
Other name	bon gason (creole, Haiti)
Trade name