MONADENIUM LAEVE
Author:
Otto Stapf, 1900
Family:
EUPHORBIACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
Taxon 55: 414 (2006)
Collection number:
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Thickness:
1,5-4 Centimetres
Height:
80 Centimetres
Propagate:
Seeds/Cuttings
CITES:
Synonyms:
Monadenium depauperatum. Susan Carter. (Monadenium parviflorum Nicholas Edward Brown, 1911?).
Might be: Euphorbia pseudolaevis, Bruyns, 2006.
This member of the Euphorbiaceae family was given this name by Otto Stapf in 1900. It is found in Malawi and Tanzania, growing in a well drained soil with some water and some to lots of sun. The caudex can grow to four centimetres, the stem up to 80 centimetres height. The flowers are pale green.
The genera name from the Greek monos; 'one' and -aden; 'gland', referring to the solitary gland.
The species name means 'smooth' for the leaves. The flowers by Elke Faust, Eastafricanplants.senckenberg.de.
Flower
Pale Green
Soil
Mix
Water
Medium
Sun
Medium - Maximum
