Author: |
Werner Rauh, 1987 |
Family: |
EUPHORBIACEAE |
Origin: |
Northern Madagascar |
Soil: |
Mix - Grit |
Water: |
Medium |
Sun: |
Medium |
Thickness: |
2-? Centimetres |
Height: |
50 Centimetres |
Flower: |
Reddish-Greenish Yellow |
Propagate: |
Seeds |
Names: |
- |
Synonyms: |
Euphorbia denisiana,
André Guillaumin, 1929? |
This member of the
Euphorbiaceae family
was given this name by Werner Rauh in 1987. It is found in the dry forests
of northern Madagascar, growing in a well drained soil or even grit with
some water and some sun. The caudex can grow to at least two centimetres in diameter, the entire plant
to 50 centimetres in height. The flowers are greenish yellow, sometimes with a
reddish shine.
The genera name; Euphorbia
dates back to the first century BC, where King Juba II of
Mauritania used it in a reference to his doctor, Euphorbos, and that
name was kept as a generic name by Carl von Linnaeus. The species name
after the German architect Alfred Blass 1913-1983, a specialist of
Tillandsia |