| Author: |
Nicholas Edward Brown, 1915 |
| Family: |
EUPHORBIACEAE |
| Origin: |
Natal Province; South Africa |
| Soil: |
Rich
- Mix |
| Water:
|
Medium |
| Sun: |
Maximum |
| Thickness: |
12 Centimetres |
| Height: |
15 Centimetres |
| Flower:
|
Yellow |
| Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
| Names:
|
- |
| Synonyms: |
Euphorbia discreta, N.E. Br. 1915.
Euphorbia passa,
N.E. Br. 1915.
Euphorbia procumbens sensu, N. E. Br.
1925. |
This member of the
Euphorbiaceae family was described by
Nicholas Edward Brown in 1915. It is found in the Natal
Province of South Africa, growing in rich or a well drained soil
with little to some water and lots of sun. The thick stem can grow
up to twelve centimetres in diameter, the whole plant up to fifteen
centimetres height. The flowers are light yellow.
The genera name; Euphorbia
dates back to the first century BC, where King Juba II of
Mauritania used it in a reference to his doctor, Euphorbos, and that
name was kept as a generic name by Carl von Linnaeus. The species
name after Dr. John Medley Wood, 1827-1915, a British botanist. |
