| Author: | Otto Stapf,
1900 |
| Family: |
EUPHORBIACEAE |
| Origin: |
Zambia,
North-Eastern Tanzania, Zaïre |
| Soil: |
Mix |
| Water:
|
Medium |
| Sun: |
Medium |
| Thickness: |
12
Centimetres |
| Height: |
30
Centimetres |
| Flower:
|
White / Green |
| Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
| Names:
|
- |
| Synonyms: |
Might
be: Euphorbia echinulata, Bruyns, 2006.
Monadenium aculeolatum, Pax.
Monadenium asperrimum, Pax. |
This member of the Euphorbiaceae
family was described by
Otto Stapf in 1900.
It is found in north-eastern Tanzania, Zaïre and Zambia, growing in a well drained soil with
some water and
some sun. The caudex can grow to twelve centimetres in diameter, the
stems up to 30 centimetres height. The flowers are
white and green.
The genera name
from the Greek monos;
'one' and -aden; 'gland', referring to the solitary gland.
The species name means 'spiny leaves'. |
