Author: |
Adrian Hardy
Haworth, 1812 |
Family: |
EUPHORBIACEAE |
Origin: |
Eastern Cape, Natal; South Africa
|
Soil: |
Mix |
Water:
|
Medium - Maximum |
Sun: |
Medium |
Thickness: |
8
Centimetres |
Height: |
20-40 Centimetres |
Flower:
|
Yellowish-Green |
Propagate: |
Seeds |
Names:
|
Pine Cone
Plant, Pineapple
Euphorbia |
Synonyms: |
Euphorbia
bupleurifolia, Jacquin, 1797.
Euphorbia oxystegia Pierre Edmond Boissier, 1860.
Euphorbia proteifolia, Boiss. |
This member of the Euphorbiaceae
family was
given this name
by Adrian Hardy Haworth in 1812. It is found in the Eastern
Cape and the Natal area in South Africa, growing in a well drained soil with quite some
water and some sun. The cone-like stem can grow up to eight
centimetres in diameter, the whole plant reaches for 20 or up to 40
centimetres. The flowers are green to yellowish green.
The genera name is an ancient
name used by Pliny the Elder to describe a Euphorbia. The species
name means 'having foliage like Bupleurum', a member of the
Apiaceae family. |