This member of the Euphorbiaceae family was given this name by Hermann Wilhelm Rudolf Marloth in 1910. It is found in western South Africa and southern Namibia, growing in a well drained soil with some water and lots of sun. The caudex can grow to 20 centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to 30 centimetres in height. The flowers are brown. The genera is named after Euphorbos, the Greek physician of King Juba II of Numidia. The species is named means 'brown' for the flowers. Another plant by BalmBob, DavesGarden.com.

