Author: | Ferdinand
Albin Pax, 1931 |
Family: |
EUPHORBIACEAE |
Origin: |
Northern
Tanzania |
Soil: |
Mix |
Water:
|
Medium |
Sun: |
Medium - Maximum |
Thickness: |
15
Centimetres |
Height: |
90-130 Centimetres |
Flower:
|
Pink - Red |
Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
Names:
|
Masai
Spurge |
Synonyms: |
Might
be:
Euphorbia neococcinea, Peter Vincent Bruyns, 2006 |
This member of the
Euphorbiaceae family was
given this name by Ferdinand Albin Pax in 1931. It is found in
northern Tanzania, growing in a well
drained soil with some water and some to lots of sun. The caudex can
grow to fifteen centimetres in diameter, the stems from 90 to 130
centimetres height. The flowers are from pink to red.
The genera name
from the Greek monos;
'one' and -aden; 'gland', referring to the solitary gland.
The species name means 'scarlet'.
This is a winter-grower. |