EUPHORBIA SPANNRINGII

This member of the Euphorbiaceae family was given this name by Thomas Haevermans and Wilbert Leonard Anna Hetterscheid in 2021. It is found in the central Madagascar, growing in a well drained soil or gravel with some water and some sun. The caudex can grow to six centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to 20 centimetres in height. The flowers are white. The genera is named after Euphorbos, the Greek physician of King Juba II of Numidia. The species is named after the collector; Jürgen Spannring, a dedicated plant enthusiast and Madagascar resident, who discovered this new species in the wild..