Author: | Ferdinand
Albin Pax, 1894 |
Family: |
EUPHORBIACEAE |
Origin: |
Zimbabwe,
Mozambique, Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania |
Soil: |
Sand |
Water:
|
Medium |
Sun: |
Maximum |
Thickness: |
4 Centimetres |
Height: |
35 Centimetres |
Flower:
|
Green |
Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
Names:
|
- |
Synonyms: |
Euphorbia uhelensis, Pax |
This member of the Euphorbiaceae family was given this name by
Ferdinand Albin Pax in 1894. It is found
in Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Zambia, Malawi and Tanzania, growing in a well drained sandy
soil with
some water and lots of sun. The caudex can grow to four
centimetres in diameter, 20 or even 30 centimetres long, the entire plant to 35 centimetres in
above ground. The
flowers are green.
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 from Latin: platy; 'wide' and Greek, cephala;
'head'.
It is
said this plant is very sensitive to water while it is dormant. Keep
it dry! |