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Please touch me Closeup of a very spiky plant in a botanic garden in Isola, Madagascar. Later on during our travel we learned that even the extremest of spikes surely does not stop lemurs and birds from climbing such trees. Euphorbia milii,Geotagged,Isola,Madagascar Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

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Closeup of a very spiky plant in a botanic garden in Isola, Madagascar. Later on during our travel we learned that even the extremest of spikes surely does not stop lemurs and birds from climbing such trees.

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    This is the stem of Euphorbia milii (Crown-of-thorns or Christ Plant), isn't it?
    Deep red Christ thorn flowers in Madagascar These flowers in a botanical garden in Isola, Madagascar are so bright red that they overexposed my sensor, hence the lost detail. Euphorbia milii,Geotagged,Isola,Madagascar
     Posted 12 years ago
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      This could very well be, from my photos I can't tell for sure, there were so many plants in this garden. I trust you are right. Posted 12 years ago
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        It looks like it, but I was not sure, because you mention in the description that it is a bark of tree and this plant is not a tree. Posted 12 years ago
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          My bad, it definitely was not a tree, it was a plant. Posted 12 years ago
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    Beautiful! Posted 5 years ago

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The Crown-of-Thorns

"Euphorbia milii", the crown of thorns, Christ plant, or Christ's thorn, is a species of flowering plant in the spurge family Euphorbiaceae, native to Madagascar. The species name commemorates Baron Milius, once Governor of Réunion, who introduced the species to France in 1821.

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Similar species: Malpighiales
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Jan 31, 2013. Captured Sep 10, 2012 15:39 in 7, Madagascar.
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  • NIKON D7000
  • f/6.3
  • 1/200s
  • ISO640
  • 105mm
Captured in the winter. More winter photos.