Author: | Peter René
Oscar Bally,
1959 |
Family: |
EUPHORBIACEAE |
Origin: |
Tanganyika,
Tanzania, Zambia |
Soil: |
Grit
- Mix |
Water:
|
Minimum |
Sun: |
Medium |
Thickness: |
3
Centimetres |
Height: |
8
Centimetres |
Flower:
|
White
- Greenish / Yellow |
Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
Names:
|
- |
Synonyms: |
Might
be: Euphorbia pseudoracemosa, Bruyns, 2006.
Euphorbia pseudoracemosa var. lorifolia,
Bruyns. |
This member of the Euphorbiaceae
family was described by
Peter René Oscar Bally in 1959. It is found in the Tanganyika
area, growing in grit or a well drained soul with little water and
some sun. The caudex can reach three centimetres in diameter, the
entire plant eight centimetres high. The flowers are white to greenish with yellow pollen
centre.
The genera name
from the Greek monos;
'one' and -aden; 'gland', referring to the solitary gland.
The species name from Latin:
pseudo; 'like' and racemosa; 'in racemes' or
'clustered'. |