African Plant Database


Monadenium ellenbeckii N.E. Br.
Information on the genus : Monadenium
 
 
Status
Status for TA : rejected (present), is synonym of : Euphorbia bisellenbeckii Bruyns
 
Synonym(s) Homotypic
 Monadenium ellenbeckii N.E. Br. f. ellenbeckii
 
Synonym(s) Heterotypic
=Euphorbia bisellenbeckii Bruyns (2006)
=Monadenium ellenbeckii f. caulopodium P.R.O. Bally
=Monadenium zavattarii Chiov. (1939)
 
Taxon infra-specific
Monadenium ellenbeckii N.E. Br. f. ellenbeckii
 
Ecology and distribution
Trop. Afr.
Biology : Succulent perennial herb, with a thick fleshy rhizomatous rootstock; stems several, erect 0,5-0,8-1,5 m, sparsely branched, cylindrical, 10-15 mm thick, with 4 longitudinal grooves below each of the numerous spirally arranged leaf-scars;
Ecology : Rocky slopes with low open scrub and succulent species; grassland on hardpan soils; Acacia-Commiphora bushland; sandy soils; 50-1735 m alt.
  Comprises 2 forms.
  Generally of easy culture.
 
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Record n°128971
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