| Monadenium arborescens P.R.O. Bally |
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| Family : EUPHORBIACEAE |
| Protologue : Candollea 17: 26 (1959) |
| Information on the genus : Monadenium |
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| Synonym(s) Homotypic |
 Euphorbia neoarborescens Bruyns (2006) |
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| Ecology and distribution |
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| Biology : |
Succulent sparsely branched shrub, erect 3,5-4,25 m tall; stem 8-10 cm thick; obtusely 5-angled, with scattered shallow projections along the angles occasionally crowned by a minute reddish brown spine; leaves sessile, fleshy, obovate, to ± 25 x 15 cm. |
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| Ecology : |
Scattered in red sandy soil among the dominant trees of Euphorbia cooperi var. ussanguensis; Adenium obesum and woody shrubs and herbs typical of xerophytic vegetation; very local; 900 m alt. |
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Collected in 1943 and 1986.
Now well known in collections; of easy culture.
Near M. coccineum. |
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| More info on : |
| see under Jstor_African Plant Initiative |
| see under chg |
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| Map |
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| Record n°107536 |
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