MONADENIUM SPECTABILE
Author:
Susan Holmes Carter, 1987
Family:
EUPHORBIACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
Taxon 55: 415 (2006)
Collection number:
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Thickness:
25 Centimetres
Height:
3 Meters
Propagate:
Seeds/Cuttings
CITES:
Synonyms:
Might be: Euphorbia spectabilis, Bruyns, 2006
This member of the Euphorbiaceae family was described by Susan Holmes Carter in 1987. It is only found in the Iringa Province in Tanzania, growing in a well drained soil with some water and some sun. It will grow up to three meters height with a 25 centimetres stem. The flowers are greenish-white with a yellow centre.
The genera name from the Greek monos; 'one' and -aden; 'gland', referring to the solitary gland.
The species name means 'spectacular' for the flowers.
Flower
Greenish / Yellow - Pink
Soil
Mix
Water
Medium
Sun
Medium
