English: Firestick plants; Indian tree spurge; naked lady; Pencil tree; Pencil cactus; Milk bush
Indonesian: Tikel tulang; Tikel balung.
Spanish: Aveloz.
Sanskrit: Saptala; Satala.
Marathi: Sher-kandvel.
Sinhalese: Navahandi.
Botany: climber; stem square, angular; semi-arid tropical climates.
Region: Africa, Arabian peninsula, India.
Use: feed cattle; hedging; vegetable oils; gasoline, biodiesel; rubber unsuccesful.