A plant by Glenn Ehrenberg,
Inaturalist.org.
Dormant plant by Glenn Ehrenberg,
Inaturalist.org.
The male flower by Glenn Ehrenberg,
Inaturalist.org.
The leaves by Glenn Ehrenberg,
Inaturalist.org. |
| Author: |
Bijan Dehgan & Grady Linder
Webster, 1978 | |
Family: |
EUPHORBIACEAE |
| Origin: |
Baja California; Mexico |
| Soil: |
Mix - Grit |
| Water: |
Medium |
| Sun: |
Medium - Maximum |
| Thickness: |
20 Centimetres? |
| Height: |
100 Centimetres |
| Flower: |
White |
| Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
| Names: |
Moran's Lomboy |
| Synonyms: |
- |
This member of the
Euphorbiaceae family
was given this name by Bijan Dehgan and Grady Linder Webster in 1978. It is found
in a small area of Cabo San Lucas in Baja California; western Mexico. It
is growing in a well drained soil with some water and some to lots of sun. The caudex
might grow to 20 centimetres in diameter, the entire plant
to 100 centimetres in height. The flowers are white.
The genera name from the Greek
words ἰατρός; iatros, meaning 'physician', and τροφή;
trophe
meaning 'nutrition', as to medicinal uses. Then species is named
after Reid Moran, 1957-1982, a field botanist, Crassulaceae expert and
curator of botany at the San Diego Natural History Museum |
