Euphorbia cupularis Boiss.

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Euphorbiaceae > Euphorbia

Characteristics

Shrub or small tree, up to 5 m high. Leaves obovate, 15-100 x 20-60 mm, deciduous, midrib prominent and tinged with purple or red. Flowers in terminal or axillary spreading heads. Flowers yellowish green.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 4.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Open woodland.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture 7-8
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses medicinal poison
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
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°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Euphorbia cupularis unspecified picture

Distribution

Euphorbia cupularis world distribution map, present in Mozambique, eSwatini, and South Africa

Conservation status

Euphorbia cupularis threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:346183-1
WFO ID wfo-0000961599
COL ID 6GYV6
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Synadenium arborescens Euphorbia cupularis Euphorbia synadenia Synadenium cupulare Euphorbia arborescens