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Photo by Norbert, Sukkulentenforum.de.


The plant with the "fishbone" leaves from the original description.
The flowers from the original description.

Author: 

Haev. & Hett. 2021

Family:  EUPHORBIACEAE
Origin: 

C Madagascar

Soil: 

Mix - Grit

Water: 

Medium

Sun: 

Medium

Thickness: 

6 Centimetres

Height: 

20 Centimetres

Flower: 

White

Propagate: 

Seeds

Names: 

Euphorbia sp nova fishbone

Synonyms: 

-

This member of the Euphorbiaceae family was given this name by Thomas Haevermans and Wilbert Leonard Anna Hetterscheid in 2021. It is found in the central Madagascar, growing in a well drained soil or gravel with some water and some sun. The caudex can grow to six centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to 20 centimetres in height. The flowers are white.

The genera is named after Euphorbos, the Greek physician of King Juba II of Numidia. The species is named after the collector; Jürgen Spannring, a dedicated plant enthusiast and Madagascar resident, who discovered this new species in the wild..


The fruits from the original description.