MONADENIUM MONTANUM
Author:
Peter René Oscar Bally, 1959
Family:
EUPHORBIACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
Taxon 55: 414 (2006)
Collection number:
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Thickness:
13 Centimetres
Height:
15 Centimetres
Propagate:
Seeds/Cuttings
CITES:
Synonyms:
Might be: Euphorbia neomontana, Bruyns, 2006.
Monadenium montanum var. rubellum, Bally 1959 = Monadenium rubellum, Susan Carter 1987.
This member of the Euphorbiaceae family was described by Peter René Oscar Bally in 1959. It is found in northern Tanzania and southern Kenya, growing in a well drained soil with some water and some to lots of sun. The caudex can grow to thirteen centimetres in diameter, the whole plant up to 15 centimetres height. The flowers are brownish pink.
The genera name from the Greek monos; 'one' and -aden; 'gland', referring to the solitary gland.
The species name means 'from the mountains'.
Flower
Brownish Pink
Soil
Mix
Water
Medium
Sun
Medium - Maximum
