Author: | Peter René
Oscar Bally, 1959 |
Family: |
EUPHORBIACEAE |
Origin: |
Southern
Kenya, Northern Tanzania |
Soil: |
Mix |
Water:
|
Medium |
Sun: |
Medium - Maximum |
Thickness: |
13
Centimetres |
Height: |
15
Centimetres |
Flower:
|
Brownish Pink |
Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
Names:
|
- |
Synonyms: |
Might
be: Euphorbia neomontana, Bruyns, 2006.
Monadenium
montanum var. rubellum, Bally 1959 =
Monadenium
rubellum, Susan Carter 1987. |
This member of the
Euphorbiaceae family was described by Peter René Oscar Bally
in 1959. It is found in northern Tanzania and southern Kenya, growing in a well drained soil with some water
and some to lots of sun. The caudex can grow to thirteen centimetres in diameter,
the whole plant up to 15 centimetres height. The flowers are
brownish pink.
The genera name
from the Greek monos;
'one' and -aden; 'gland', referring to the solitary gland.
The species name means 'from the mountains'. |