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I have only found this herbarium specimen.
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Author: 

Alan Radcliffe-Smith, 1991

Family: 

EUPHORBIACEAE

Origin: 

Eastern Botswana

Soil: 

Mix

Water: 

Medium - Maximum

Sun: 

Medium

Thickness: 

"Large"

Height: 

30 Centimetres

Flower: 

Yellow

Propagate: 

Seeds

Names: 

-

Synonyms: 

-

This member of the Euphorbiaceae family was given this name by Alan Radcliffe-Smith in 1991. It seems to be endemic to Boswana, found in the eastern part, growing in a well drained soil with quite some water and some sun. The caudex is a large reddish swollen rootstock, the entire plant to 30 centimetres in height. The flowers are yellow.

The genera name from the Greek words ἰατρός; iatros, meaning 'physician', and τροφή; trophe meaning 'nutrition', as to medicinal uses. The species name indicates it originates from Botswana.