Monadenium rhizophorum P.R.O. Bally |
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Protologue : Candollea 17: 30 (1959) |
Information on the genus : Monadenium |
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Status
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Synonym(s) Homotypic |
Euphorbia rhizophora (P.R.O. Bally) Bruyns (2006) |
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Ecology and distribution |
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Biology : |
Succulent perennial herb, with a fleshy rhizomatous rootstock ± 1 cm thick; stems unbranched, erect, to 10 cm tall, ± 7 cm thick; leaves sessile on slightly projecting spirally arranged tubercles 5-15 mm apart, obovate, to 4x2,2 cm, apex obtuse, |
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Ecology : |
Grassland, with black rock-strewn soil; 1650 m alt. |
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Easily grown. |
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Only known from the type collected in 1940 but known in cultivation from this collection. - Near M. stapelioides. |
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More info on : |
see under Jstor_African Plant Initiative |
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Map |
no map available |
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Record n°107580 |
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