| Author: | John
Gilbert Baker, 1880 |
| Family: |
EUPHORBIACEAE |
| Origin: |
Western
+ Central
Madagascar |
| Soil: |
Mix -
Grit |
| Water:
|
Medium |
| Sun: |
Maximum |
| Thickness: |
8
Centimetres |
| Height: |
15
(25) Centimetres |
| Flower:
|
White |
| Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
| Names:
|
- |
| Synonyms: |
Euphorbia
subapoda, Henri Ernest Baillion, 1887.
Euphorbia primulifolia var. begardii, Cremers. |
This member of the
Euphorbiaceae family was described by John Gilbert Baker in
1880. It is found in
western and central
Madagascar, growing in a well drained soil with some water
and lots of sun. The caudex can grow to eight centimetres in diameter,
the plant will grow to fifteen centimetres height - 25 if the caudex
is exposed. The flowers are
white.
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 means 'having flowers like a Primula (primrose)'.
Unfortunately, I also have a
page with the synonym:
Euphorbia subapoda, Henri
Ernest Baillion 1887. |
