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Monadenium yattanum

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Author: Peter René Oscar Bally, 1959
Family:  EUPHORBIACEAE
Origin:  Kenya
Soil:  Mix
Water:  Medium
Sun:  Maximum
Thickness:  5 Centimetres
Height:  25 Centimetres
Flower:  Green
Propagate:  Seeds/Cuttings
Names:  -
Synonyms:  Might be: Euphorbia yattana, Bruyns, 2006

This member of the Euphorbiaceae family was described by Peter René Oscar Bally 1959. It is only found in Kenya, where it grows in a well drained soil with some water and lots of sun. The stem can grow to five centimetres thick and 25 centimetres height. The flowers are green.

The genera name from the Greek monos; 'one' and -aden; 'gland', referring to the solitary gland. The species name after the area it is found in; Yatta; Kenya.