Author: | Robert
Allen Rolfe, 1889 |
Family: |
EUPHORBIACEAE |
Origin: |
Kenya,
Zambia, Zimbabwe |
Soil: |
Sand - Mix |
Water:
|
Medium |
Sun: |
Maximum |
Thickness: |
12 Centimetres |
Height: |
10-30 Centimetres |
Flower:
|
Brownish
Red |
Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
Names:
|
- |
Synonyms: |
Euphorbia verdickii, De Wild.1906 |
This member of the Euphorbiaceae
family was given this name by Robert Allen Rolfe in 1889. It is
found in Kenya, Zambia and Zimbabwe, growing in sand or another well
drained soil with some water and lots of sun. The caudex can grow to
twelve centimetres in diameter, the branches from ten to 30
centimetres.
The genera name; Euphorbia
dates back to the first century BC, where King Juba II of
Mauritania used it in a reference to his doctor, Euphorbos, and that
name was kept as a generic name by Carl von Linnaeus. The species
name after Frank Oates, 1840-1875, a British naturalist and
African explorer. |