Family | EUPHORBIACEAE |
Genus species | Euphorbia lignosa Marloth |
Synonyms | Euphorbia engleriana Dinter |
Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
Altitude | 200-700m |
Description | leaves alternate, only on young branchlets, lanceolate or linear-lanceolate, acute, shortly petiolate, puberulent, flowering branchlets with single sessile involucre |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | succulent |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed 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) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | EUPHORBIACEAE
|