Author: | Susan
Carter, 1980 |
Family: |
EUPHORBIACEAE |
Origin: |
Zambia,
Tanzania, Malawi |
Soil: |
Mix - Sand |
Water:
|
Medium |
Sun: |
Maximum |
Thickness: |
4-6 Centimetres |
Height: |
45 Centimetres |
Flower:
|
Greenish
Yellow / Red |
Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
Names:
|
- |
Synonyms: |
- |
This member of the
Euphorbiaceae family was given this name by Susan Carter in 1980. It is
found in Malawi, Tanzania and Zambia, growing in a well drained sandy soil
with some water and lots of sun. The caudex can grow to four or even six
centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to 45 centimetres in height. The
flowers are greenish yellow with a red centre.
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; rufus; 'reddish' and Latin -ceps;
'headed'. |