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A wild plant by Robert v. Blittersdorff, Eastafricanplants.senckenberg.de.


Thehabitat by B.T. Wursten, Zimbabweflora.co.zw.

Author: 

Susan Carter, 2000

Family:  EUPHORBIACEAE
Origin: 

Great Dyke; Northern Zimbabwe

Soil: 

Mix - Grit

Water: 

Medium

Sun: 

Maximum

Thickness: 

13 Centimetres

Height: 

30 Centimetres

Flower: 

Greenish-Yellow

Propagate: 

Seeds/Cuttings

Names: 

-

Synonyms: 

-

This member of the Euphorbiaceae family was given this name by Susan Carter in 2000. It is found in Great Dyke; northern Zimbabwe, growing in a well drained or even gritty soil with some water and lots of sun. The caudex can grow to thirteen centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to 30 centimetres in height, 50 in wide. The flowers are greenish-yellow.

The genera is named after Euphorbos, the Greek physician of King Juba II of Numidia. The species is named means 'heaped', possibly referring to the cushion-like growth of the whole plant.


The branches by B.T. Wursten, Zimbabweflora.co.zw.


The flowers by B.T. Wursten, Zimbabweflora.co.zw.