Author: | Leslie
Charles Leach, 1985 |
Family: |
EUPHORBIACEAE |
Origin: |
Southern South
Africa |
Soil: |
Mix |
Water:
|
Medium |
Sun: |
Maximum |
Thickness: |
8 Centimetres |
Height: |
5 Centimetres |
Flower:
|
Greenish |
Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
Names:
|
- |
Synonyms: |
- |
This member of the
Euphorbiaceae family was
given this name by Leslie Charles Leach in 1985. It is found around
Springbok Flats in
southern South Africa, growing in a well
drained soil with some water water and lots of sun. The caudex
can grow to five centimetres, the medusa-like branches, lying flat
out up to five centimetres long.
The genera is named after
Euphorbos, the Greek physician of King Juba II of Numidia. The
species is named after it's unusual pure
white pollen. |