EUPHORBIA SUPERANS
Author:
Adolar Gottlieb Julius Herre, 1950
Family:
EUPHORBIACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
Desert Pl. Life xxii. 15 (1950).
Collection number:
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Thickness:
6 Centimetres
Height:
11 Centimetres
Propagate:
Seeds/Cuttings
CITES:
Synonyms:
Euphorbia huttoniae N.E.Br. 1915.
Euphorbia inermis var. huttonae, A.C.White, R.A.Dyer & B.Sloane, 1941.
This member of the Euphorbiaceae family was given this name by Adolar Gottlieb Julius Herre in 1950. It is found in Carlisle Bridge; Eastern Cape in South Africa, growing in a well drained soil with some water and lots of sun. The caudex can grow to six centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to 11 centimetres in height - larger in culture. The flowers are yellow. The genera is named after Euphorbos, the Greek physician of King Juba II of Numidia. The species is from Latin; superus; 'above'. Flowers from from Cacti.co.nz.
Flower
Yellow
Soil
Mix
Water
Medium
Sun
Maximum
