| Author: | P.R.O. Bally & Susan Carter, 1982 |
| Family: |
EUPHORBIACEAE |
| Origin: |
Kenya,
Tanzania |
| Soil: |
Mix |
| Water:
|
Medium |
| Sun: |
Maximum |
| Thickness: |
8
Centimetres |
| Height: |
50
Centimetres |
| Flower:
|
Greenish
Yellow |
| Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
| Names:
|
- |
| Synonyms: |
- |
This member of the Euphorbiaceae
family was given this name by Peter René Oscar Bally and Susan Carter in
1982. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania, growing in a well drained
soil with some water and lots of sun. The caudex can grow to eight
centimetres in diameter, the branches up to 50 centimetres long.
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 means 'false buruana' another species of the Euphorbia.
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