Author: |
Francis
Buchanan-Hamilton, 1825 |
Family: |
EUPHORBIACEAE |
Origin:
|
Bangladesh, India,
Nepal |
Soil:
|
Mix |
Water:
|
Medium |
Sun:
|
Medium |
Thickness: |
8
Centimetres |
Height: |
20 Centimetres |
Flower:
|
Cream - Dark Pink |
Propagate:
|
Seeds |
Names:
|
- |
Synonyms: |
Euphorbia acaulis, Roxb.
Euphorbia humilis, Royle. |
This member of the
Euphorbiaceae family was
given this name by Francis Buchanan-Hamilton in 1825. It is found in
Bangladesh,
India and Nepal, growing in a well
drained soil with some water and some sun. The swollen root can
grow to eight centimetres in diameter and up to 20-30 centimetres long.
The plant can also grow up to 20 centimetres. The flowers are cream
to
dark pink.
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; fusus; 'spindle' and Latin -formis; '-shaped' for
the tuberous root. |