Author: | Ferdinand
Albin Pax, 1894 |
Family: |
EUPHORBIACEAE |
Origin: |
Kenya,
Tanzania, Zambia |
Soil: |
Mix |
Water:
|
Medium |
Sun: |
Medium - Maximum |
Thickness: |
12
Centimetres |
Height: |
75
Centimetres |
Flower:
|
Reddish |
Propagate: |
Seeds |
Names:
|
- |
Synonyms: |
By
mistake: Jatropha pruinifolia |
This member of the Euphorbiaceae
family was given this name by Ferdinand Albin Pax in 1894. It is
found in Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia, growing in a well drained soil
with some water and some to lots of sun. The caudex can grow to
twelve centimetres in diameter, the single stem can reach 75
centimetres. The flowers are reddish.
The genera name from the Greek
words ἰατρός; iatros, meaning 'physician', and τροφή;
trophe meaning 'nutrition', as to medicinal uses. The species name means
'with leaves like Prunus'. |