Euphorbia abyssinica J.F.Gmel.

Euphorbe (fr)

Species

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Characteristics

A perennial monoecious evergreen tree. It grows 7.75-9.75m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 4.0 - 8.0
Mature height (meter) 7.75 - 9.75
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Steep rocky hillsides; sometimes forming pure stands, often around churches; locally abundant or common at elevations from 840-2,400 metres.
Light 6-9
Soil humidity 1-4
Soil texture 3-5
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

Uses environmental use fuel material medicinal poison vertebrate poison wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use Corn (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 10 - 15
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 26
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) 1
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Euphorbia abyssinica unspecified picture

Distribution

Euphorbia abyssinica world distribution map, present in Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan, and Somalia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:345491-1
WFO ID wfo-0000960520
COL ID 3CMQB
BDTFX ID 125606
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Euphorbia acrurensis Euphorbia erythraeae Euphorbia neglecta Euphorbia obovalifolia Euphorbia controversa Euphorbia abyssinica Euphorbia aethiopum Euphorbia disclusa Euphorbia grandis Euphorbia neutra Euphorbia richardiana Euphorbia abyssinica var. tetragona Euphorbia officinarum var. kolquall Euphorbia abyssinica var. erythraeae