Photo by PalmBob, DavesGarden.com.
A large plant by Frank Vincentz,
Wikidata.org.
The flowers by Frank Vincentz, Wikidata.org.
A plant with suspicious long spines from Isladelpescado.com. |
| Author: |
Susan Carter, 1987 | |
Family: |
EUPHORBIACEAE |
| Origin: |
South-Western Kenya,
Northern-Central Tanzania |
| Soil: |
Volcanic Mix |
| Water: |
Medium |
| Sun: |
Medium - Maximum |
| Thickness: |
6 Centimetres |
| Height: |
30 Centimetres |
| Flower: |
Greenish-Yellow - Yellow |
| Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
| Names: |
- |
| Synonyms: |
- |
This member of the Euphorbiaceae
family
was given this name by Susan Carter in 1987. It is found in south-western
Kenya and northern-central Tanzania, growing in a well drained volcanic
rocky soil with
some water and lots of sun. The caudex can grow to six centimetres in diameter, the entire plant
to 30 centimetres in height. The flowers are greenish-yellow to yellow.
The genera is named after
Euphorbos, the Greek physician of King Juba II of Numidia. The
species is named from Latin; similiar; 'alike' and Latin,
rames; 'many branches'. |
