| Family | EUPHORBIACEAE |
| Genus species | Euphorbia lignosa Marloth |
| Bibliography | Trans. Roy. Soc. South Africa 1: 316 (1910) |
| Native Range | s. Angola to nw. Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
| 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 subshrub |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Euphorbia curocana L.C.Leach Euphorbia engleriana Dinter Tirucalia curocana (L.C.Leach) P.V.Heath Tirucalia lignosa (Marloth) P.V.Heath |
| Territory | 2 Africa 26 South Tropical Africa (ANG Angola) 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, NAM Namibia) |