| Author: | Werner
Rauh, 1970 |
| Family: |
EUPHORBIACEAE |
| Origin: |
Cap
Sainte-Marie, Southern Madagascar |
| Soil: |
Mix |
| Water:
|
Medium |
| Sun: |
Medium - Maximum |
| Thickness: |
10
Centimetres |
| Height: |
30
Centimetres |
| Flower:
|
Brownish
Yellow |
| Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
| Names:
|
- |
| Synonyms: |
Might
be: Euphorbia decaryi var. capsaintemariensis,
Cremers, 1984.
By mistake?: Euphorbia
capsaintemariensis |
This member of the
Euphorbiaceae family was described by Werner
Rauh in 1970. It is found on Cap Sainte-Marie, southern
Madagascar, growing in a well drained soil with some water and some
to lots of sun. The caudex can grow to ten centimetres in diameter,
the stems up to 30 centimetres heigh. The flowers are pale brownish
yellow.
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 for the occurrence at Cap Sainte Maria, southern Madagascar. |
