EUPHORBIA SIMILIRAMEA

This member of the Euphorbiaceae family was given this name by Susan Carter in 1987. It is found in south-western Kenya and northern-central Tanzania, growing in a well drained volcanic rocky soil with some water and lots of sun. The caudex can grow to six centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to 30 centimetres in height. The flowers are greenish-yellow to yellow. The genera is named after Euphorbos, the Greek physician of King Juba II of Numidia. The species is named from Latin; similiar; 'alike' and Latin, rames; 'many branches'. And the caudex from Isladelpescado.com.