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FamilyEUPHORBIACEAE
Genus speciesEuphorbia lignosa Marloth 
SynonymsEuphorbia engleriana Dinter
Habitatdry, stony grassland
Altitude200-700m
Descriptionleaves alternate, only on young branchlets, lanceolate or linear-lanceolate, acute, shortly petiolate, puberulent, flowering branchlets with single sessile involucre
Size20-30cm
Color
Bloomlate spring, summer
Ca
Typesucculent
Cultivationsunny site with a deep, drained soil
alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in winter, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C
cuttings in late spring and late summer
Territory Africa
     South Tropical Africa (Angola )
     Southern Africa (Namibia)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
Comments

EUPHORBIACEAE

Euphorbia lignosa Marloth, Trans. Roy. Soc. South Africa 1: 316 (1910)

Synonyms:
Tirucalia lignosa (Marloth) P.V.Heath

Euphorbia curocana L.C.Leach
Euphorbia engleriana Dinter
Tirucalia curocana (L.C.Leach) P.V.Heath

Angola, Namibia
26 ANG 27 NAM

200-700m

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