| Author: | Vítězslav Vlk, 1997 |
| Family: |
EUPHORBIACEAE |
| Origin: |
Ethiopia
|
| Soil: |
Grit - Mix |
| Water:
|
Medium |
| Sun: |
Medium |
| Thickness: |
3
Centimetres |
| Height: |
5
Centimetres |
| Flower:
|
White - Pale
Pink |
| Propagate: |
Seeds |
| Names:
|
- |
| Synonyms: |
Chamaesyce wilsonii, Charles Frederick Millspaugh, 1909.
Euphorbia wilsonii, Donovan Stewart Correll, 1980.
Euphorbia infossa Hort. |
This little member of the Euphorbiaceae family was given
this name by Vítězslav Vlk in 1997.
It is found in Ethiopia, growing in a well drained soil with some
water and some sun. The caudex can grow to three centimetres, the
plant only to five centimetres with inflorescence reaching eight
centimetres with a single white to pale pink flower.
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 after Charles Wilson, succulent plant enthusiast in Pretoria. |
