EUPHORBIA PERVITTATA

This member of the Euphorbiaceae family was given this name by Susan Carter in 2000. It is found in Garissa in eastern Kenya, growing in a well drained soil with some water and lots of sun. The caudex can grow to eight centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to 30 centimetres in height. The flowers are yellow to pinkish orange while the fruits are red. The genera is named after Euphorbos, the Greek physician of King Juba II of Numidia. The species is named from Latin; per-; 'through' and vittata; 'striped longitudinally' for the branches. The caudex by Frank Vincentz, Wikimedia.org.