Euphorbia convolvuloides Hochst. ex Benth.

Species

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Characteristics

A usually erect herb with branches drooping at the tips, to 2 ft. high, usually tinged pink
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A shrub. It grows 15-50 cm tall. The branches droop at the tips and are reddish.
Life form
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.35 - 0.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Savannah, waste places and along roadsides, sometimes as a weed in crops, usually on sandy soil.
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It is a tropical plant. It grows in dried areas.
In savannah and waste places.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses animal food food material medicinal social use
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

Distribution

Euphorbia convolvuloides world distribution map, present in Benin, Central African Republic, Congo, Ethiopia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, Nigeria, Sudan, Senegal, Chad, and Togo

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:346110-1
WFO ID wfo-0000961477
COL ID 6GZ5S
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Anisophyllum convolvuloides Chamaesyce prieuriana Euphorbia convolvuloides Euphorbia prieuriana Euphorbia convolvuloides var. integrifolia