MONADENIUM DISCOIDEUM
Author:
Walter Bally, 1959
Family:
EUPHORBIACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
Taxon 55: 412 (2006)
Collection number:
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Thickness:
5 Centimetres
Height:
25 Centimetres
Propagate:
Seeds/Cuttings
CITES:
Synonyms:
Might be: Euphorbia discoidea, Bruyns, 2006.
This member of the Euphorbiaceae family was given this name by Walter Bally in 1959. It is found in southern Congo, Zaïre and northern Zambia, growing in a well drained soil with some water and some sun. The caudex can grow to five centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to 25 centimetres in height. The flowers are yellowish green.
The genera name from the Greek monos; 'one' and -aden; 'gland', referring to the solitary gland.
The species name means 'disc-like' for the caudex.
Flower
Yellowish-Green
Soil
Mix
Water
Medium
Sun
Medium
