| Author: |
B. Dehgan & G.L.Webster, 1978 | |
Family: |
EUPHORBIACEAE |
| Origin: |
Baja California; Mexico |
| Soil: |
Sandy |
| Water: |
Medium |
| Sun: |
Maximum |
| Thickness: |
8 Centimetres? |
| Height: |
100-150 Centimetres |
| Flower: |
Red - Bright Red |
| Propagate: |
Seeds |
| Names: |
- |
| Synonyms: |
- |
This member of the
Euphorbiaceae family
was given this name by Bijan Dehgan and Grady Linder Webster in 1978. It is found in
the coastal dunes on Baja California in western Mexico. It is growing in a well drained
sandy soil with some water and lots of sun. The caudex might grow to
eight centimetres in diameter, the entire plant
from 100 to 150 centimetres in height. The flowers are red to bright
red..
The genera name from the Greek
words ἰατρός; iatros, meaning 'physician', and τροφή;
trophe
meaning 'nutrition', as to medicinal uses. The species name after
Ernest M. Gifford, 1920-2006, an American botanist with interests in
plant anatomy, morphology, and cytology. |
