MONADENIUM GLOBOSUM
Author:
P.R.O. Bally & S. Carter, 1987
Family:
EUPHORBIACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
Taxon 55: 412 (2006)
Collection number:
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Thickness:
7 Centimetres
Height:
20 Centimetres
Propagate:
Seeds/Cuttings
CITES:
Synonyms:
Might be: Euphorbia bisglobosa, Bruyns, 2006
This member of the Euphorbiaceae family was described by Peter René Oscar Bally and Susan Carter in 1987. It is found in the Tanzania, growing in grit or a well drained soil with little water and some sun. The caudex can grow to seven centimetres, the single stem up to 20 centimetres in height. The flowers are white to greenish-pink.
The genera name from the Greek monos; 'one' and -aden; 'gland', referring to the solitary gland.
The species name means 'spherical'.
Flower
White - Greenish/Pink
Soil
Mix
Water
Minimum
Sun
Medium
