This member of the
Euphorbiaceae family was described by Adrian Hardy Haworth
in 1826.
It is found on the eastern cape of South Africa, growing in a well drained soil with
little to some water
and lots of sun. The caudex can grow to ten centimetres in diameter,
the whole plant up to 30 centimetres height. The flowers are greenish
yellow.
This rather
various species may have 2 to 5 angled branches.
