The Red List Assessment
Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) & IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group 2025. Euphorbia tithymaloides (amended version of 2018 assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2025: e.T135836706A273544071. Accessed on 28 April 2025.
Population trend
Stable
Number of mature individuals
Habitat and ecology
Forest
Geographic range
-
Extant (resident)
Assessment Information
IUCN Red List Category and Criteria
Date assessed
12 June 2018
Year published
2025
Assessment Information in detail
Geographic Range
Native
Extant (resident)
Anguilla; Antigua and Barbuda; Bahamas; Barbados; Belize; Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba; Brazil; Colombia; Costa Rica; Cuba; Curaçao; Dominica; Dominican Republic; Ecuador; El Salvador; Grenada; Guadeloupe; Guatemala; Guyana; Haiti; Honduras; Jamaica; Martinique; Mexico; Montserrat; Nicaragua; Panama; Peru; Puerto Rico; Saint Barthélemy; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Martin (French part); Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Suriname; Trinidad and Tobago; Turks and Caicos Islands; United States; Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of; Virgin Islands, U.S.
Number of locations
Upper elevation limit
Lower elevation limit
Geographic Range in detail
Population
Current population trend
Number of mature individuals
Population severely fragmented
Continuing decline of mature individuals
Population in detail
Habitat and Ecology
System
Habitat type
Generation length (years)
Congregatory
Continuing decline in area, extent and/or quality of habitat
Habitat and Ecology in detail
Threats
Threats in detail
Use and Trade
Use and Trade in detail
Conservation Actions
In-place species management
- Subject to ex-situ conservation : Yes
Conservation Actions in detail
Bibliography
Red List Bibliography
Green Status Bibliography
Amendment
This assessment has been corrected from tree to shrub.External Data
Images and External Links
Images and External Links in detail
CITES Legislation from Species+
Data source
The information below is from the Species+ website.
CITES Legislation from Species+ in detail
Ex situ data from Species360
Data source
The information below is from Species360's Zoological Information Management System (ZIMS).
Ex situ data from Species360 in detail
Studies and Actions from Conservation Evidence
Data source
The information below is from the Conservation Evidence website.