| Author: |
Hermann W. Rudolf Marloth,
1910 | |
Family: |
EUPHORBIACEAE |
| Origin: |
South-Central South Africa |
| Soil: |
Mix |
| Water: |
Medium |
| Sun: |
Medium |
| Thickness: |
3-(5) Centimetres |
| Height: |
5(-25) Centimetres |
| Flower: |
Greenish-Yellow |
| Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
| Names: |
Underground Spurge |
| Synonyms: |
- |
This member of the Euphorbiaceae
family
was given this name by Hermann Wilhelm Rudolf Marloth in 1910. It is found in
south-central South Africa, growing in a well drained soil with
some water and not too much of sun. The stem can grow from three to five centimetres in diameter, the entire plant
to five centimetres in height in the wild, 25 centimetres in culture. The flowers are
greenish-yellow.
The genera is named after
Euphorbos, the Greek physician of King Juba II of Numidia. The
species is named means 'subterranean, growing be low the surface',
which it does in the wild. |
