| 21st | Top Euphorbia species |
| Euphorbia grantii | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Genus: | Euphorbia |
| Species: | E.
grantii |
| Binomial name | |
| Euphorbia grantii Oliv. |
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Euphorbia grantii is a species of succulent plant in the Euphorbiaceae family. It was formerly classified as Synadenium grantii until the Synadenium genus was merged with Euphorbia. It has the common name of African milk bush. In 1952 during the Mau Mau Uprising, the poisonous latex of the plant was used to kill cattle in incidents of Biological warfare.[1]
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