| Monadenium rhizophorum P.R.O. Bally |
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| Family : EUPHORBIACEAE |
| Protologue : Candollea 17: 30 (1959) |
| Information on the genus : Monadenium |
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| Synonym(s) Homotypic |
 Euphorbia rhizophora (P.R.O. Bally) Bruyns (2006) |
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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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