| Author: | André Guillaumin, 1934 |
| Family: |
EUPHORBIACEAE |
| Origin: |
South Eastern Madagascar |
| Soil: |
Mix |
| Water:
|
Medium |
| Sun: |
Maximum |
| Thickness: |
7
Centimetres |
| Height: |
15-90 Centimetres |
| Flower:
|
Crème -
Pale Yellow - Red |
| Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings/Stolons |
| Names:
|
- |
| Synonyms: |
Euphorbia
decaryi var. crassicaulis, J.-P.Castillon &
J.-B.Castillon.
Euphorbia decaryi var. robinsonii, Cremers. |
This member of the Euphorbiaceae family was given this name
by André Guillaumin in
1934. It is found in the south-eastern Madagascar, growing in a well
drained soil with some water and lots of sun. The swollen roots can
grow to seven centimetres in diameter, and the vertical growing
stems up to 30 centimetres long. The flowers are from white over
pale yellow to red.
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 Raymond Decary, 1892-1973, a French botanist and
anthropologist. |
