Author: | Werner
Rauh, 1995 |
Family: |
EUPHORBIACEAE |
Origin: |
Southern
Madagascar |
Soil: |
Mix |
Water:
|
Medium |
Sun: |
Medium -
Maximum |
Thickness: |
12 Centimetres |
Height: |
50 Centimetres |
Flower:
|
Brownish
Green |
Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
Names:
|
- |
Synonyms: |
- |
This member of the Euphorbia family was given this name by
Werner Rauh in 1995. It is found in southern Madagascar. It is growing in a well drained soil with
some water and some to lots of sun. The caudex can grow to
tvelwe
centimetres in diameter, the entire plant from 50 centimetres in
height. The
flowers are brownish green.
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 village of Mahaboboka between Toloara and
Fianarantsoa. |