Euphorbia grantii

Euphorbia grantii is a species of succulent plant in the Euphorbiaceae family. The specific epithet is in honour of explorer James Augustus Grant. It was originally described by Daniel Oliver in 1875. The plant 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. Synadenium grantii (also known as S. compactum) is commonly cultivated both as a hedge and as a traditional grave marker by various ethnic groups in central Kenya, including the Agikuyu and Akamba.