This member of the
Euphorbiaceae family was described by Ferdinand Albin Pax in
1894.
It is found in South Africa, Angola, Zimbabwe and Malawi, growing in a
thin layer of gravel over rocks with some water
and some sun. The caudex can grow to fourteen centimetres in diameter,
the whole plant up to 12 centimetres height, 20 if the caudex is
raised. The large flowers are greenish
yellow.
