| Author: |
Adolar Gottlieb Julius Herre,
1950 | |
Family: |
EUPHORBIACEAE |
| Origin: |
Carlisle Bridge; Eastern
Cape; South Africa |
| Soil: |
Mix |
| Water: |
Medium |
| Sun: |
Maximum |
| Thickness: |
6 Centimetres |
| Height: |
11 Centimetres |
| Flower: |
Yellow |
| Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
| Names: |
- |
| Synonyms: |
Euphorbia huttoniae
N.E.Br. 1915.
Euphorbia inermis
var. huttonae, A.C.White, R.A.Dyer & B.Sloane, 1941. |
This member of the Euphorbiaceae
family
was given this name by Adolar Gottlieb Julius Herre in 1950. It is found in
Carlisle Bridge; Eastern Cape in South Africa, growing in a well drained soil with
some water and lots of sun. The caudex can grow to six centimetres in diameter, the entire plant
to 11 centimetres in height - larger in culture. The flowers are yellow.
The genera is named after
Euphorbos, the Greek physician of King Juba II of Numidia. The
species is from Latin; superus; 'above'. |
