Author: |
F. A. Pax & Käthe Hoffmann, 1910 |
Family: |
EUPHORBIACEAE |
Origin: |
Malawi,
Zambia, Mozambique, Tanzania |
Soil: |
Mix |
Water:
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Medium - Maximum |
Sun: |
Medium - Maximum |
Thickness: |
10
Centimetres |
Height: |
40-100
Centimetres |
Flower:
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White -
Yellow |
Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
Names:
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Synonyms: |
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This member of the Euphorbiaceae
was described by Ferdinand
Albin Pax and Käthe Hoffmann in 1910. It is from
Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia, where it
grows in a well drained soil with some to lots of water and sun. The
caudex can grow from five to ten centimetres in diameter and 30 centimetres
long, the stem from 40 up to 100 centimeter. The flowers are white to yellow.
The genera name from the Greek
words ἰατρός; iatros, meaning 'physician', and τροφή;
trophe meaning 'nutrition', as to medicinal uses. The species name means
'large leaves'.
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