MONADENIUM STOLONIFERUM
Author:
Susan Carter, 1987
Family:
EUPHORBIACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
Taxon 55: 414 (2006)
Collection number:
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Thickness:
3 Centimetres
Height:
10 (30) Centimetres
Propagate:
Seeds/Cuttings
CITES:
Synonyms:
Monadenium stoloniferum, S.Carter.
Monadenium rhizophorum var. stoloniferum Peter René Oscar Bally, 1961.
Might be: Euphorbia neostolonifera, Bruyns, 2006
This member of the Euphorbiaceae family was given this name by Susan Carter in 1987. It is found in Kenya, growing in a well drained soil with some water and some sun. The caudex can grow to three centimetres in diameter, the branches to 30 centimetres. The flowers are greenish.
The genera name from the Greek monos; 'one' and -aden; 'gland', referring to the solitary gland.
The species name means 'bearing runners'.
Flower
Greenish
Soil
Mix
Water
Medium
Sun
Medium
