Family | EUPHORBIACEAE |
Genus species | Euphorbia trichadenia Pax |
Synonyms | Euphorbia benguelensis Pax |
Euphorbia gossweileri Pax | |
Euphorbia subfalcata Hiern | |
Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
Altitude | 190-1700m |
Description | stems from base ramose, leaves opposite and alternate, sessile, thinly coriaceous, linear, acute, cyathia axillary or in terminal cymes, shortly pedicellate, crateriform |
Size | 5-12cm |
Color | |
Bloom | spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuberous perennial |
Cultivation | alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C |
Territory |
Africa
South Tropical Africa (Angola , Zimbabwe ) Southern Africa (Botswana , KwaZulu-Natal , Northern Provinces) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | EUPHORBIACEAE
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