| Author: | Isaac
Bayley Balfour, 1884 |
| Family: |
EUPHORBIACEAE |
| Origin: |
Yemen;
Socotra |
| Soil: |
Grit - Mix |
| Water:
|
Minimum - Medium |
| Sun: |
Maximum |
| Thickness: |
15
Centimetres |
| Height: |
2 Meters |
| Flower:
|
Pale
Yellow - Yellow |
| Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
| Names:
|
- |
| Synonyms: |
- |
This member of the Euphorbiaceae
family was described by Isaac Bayley Balfour in 1884. It is found on
Socotra, growing in grit or other well drained soil with little to
some water and lots of sun. The central stem can grow to 18
centimetres in diameter, and two metres in height. The flowers
are from pale yellow to yellow.
The genera name from the Greek
words ἰατρός; iatros, meaning 'physician', and τροφή;
trophe meaning 'nutrition', as to medicinal uses. The species name means
'one rib'. |
