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Family: EUPHORBIACEAE 
 Euphorbia cuneata
 

This is actually Euphorbia cuneata var. spinescens,
Susan Carter 1980 (former Euphorbia spinescens,
Pax 1894), from Mbuyu

   
Author:  Martin Vahl Henrichsen 1791
Family:  Euphorbiaceae
Habitat:  Arabian Peninsula, Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania
Soil:  Mix
Water:  Medium
Sun:  Maximum
Thickness:  15 centimetres or more
Height:  4 meters
Flower:  Yellowish Green
Reproduction:  Seeds/Cuttings
Pop names:  -
Synonyms:  Tirucallia cuneata, Paul V. Heat 1996
This member of the Euphorbiaceae family was described by Martin Vahl Henrichsen in 1791 It is found on the Arabian Peninsula, in Sudan, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania, growing in grit or an other well drained soil with some water and lots of light. The stem can grow to fifteen centimetres or more in diameter and four metres in height.