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Euphorbia burmanni (Klotzsch & Garcke) E.Mey. ex Boiss.

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Euphorbiaceae > Euphorbia

Characteristics

Spineless, glabrous shrub, up to 1 m high, branches 3-5 mm in diam., green, articulated, smooth. Leaf-rudiments 2-3 mm long, spathulate, with shiny, smooth, brownish stipules, shortly petiolate. Cyathia many, 1-3 together terminating some branches, 2-4 mm in diam.; glands 5, green. Flowering time Aug.-Mar. Capsule 3.0-3.5 mm in diam., obtusely 3-angled, dull green, pubescent, exserted for 2-3 mm.
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Dioecious, spineless, glabrous, succulent shrub, up to 1 m tall, branches 3-5 mm diam., terete, green, articulated, smooth. Leaves soon deciduous, spathulate, 2-3 mm long, with shiny and smooth, brownish stipules. Cyathia many, 1-3 together terminating some branches, 2-4 mm diam., with 5 green glands. Capsule shortly exserted, 3-3.5 mm diam., dull green, pubescent.
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Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality dioecy
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Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 1.0
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Environment

Light 4-9
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Soil texture 6-7
Soil acidity 2-8
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-9

Usage

Uses animal food bee plant environmental use fuel material medicinal non-vertebrate poison social use vertebrate poison
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Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode divisions
Germination duration (days) 10 - 15
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 26
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Germination treatment soaking
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Images

Euphorbia burmanni unspecified picture

Distribution

Euphorbia burmanni world distribution map, present in Namibia and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:345878-1
WFO ID wfo-0000961127
COL ID 3CN6H
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Arthrothamnus burmanni Arthrothamnus bergii Tirucalia burmanni Tirucalia corymbosa Tirucalia karroensis Tirucalia macella Euphorbia burmanni Euphorbia macella Euphorbia corymbosa Euphorbia karrooensis Euphorbia biglandulosa Euphorbia phymatoclada Euphorbia burmanni var. karroensis
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