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This member of the Euphorbiaceae
family was described by Carl Ludwig von Willdenow in 1799. It is
found on the Eastern Cape of South
Africa, growing in a well drained soil with little to some
water and some to lots of sun. The caudex can grow to seven
centimetres in diameter, and will be buried in the wild. The
branches can grow to fifteen centimetres length. The flowers are
greenish yellow.
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