Euphorbia cylindrica Marloth ex A.C.White, R.A.Dyer & B.Sloane

Species

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Characteristics

Monoecious, single-stemmed, spineless, glabrous succulent, up to 400 mm tall, stem 30-50 mm thick, cylindrical, covered with spirally arranged, conical tubercles, up to 7 mm long. Leaves deciduous, narrowly elliptic-oblong, up to 60 x 9 mm. Cyathia many around apex of stem, each on a deciduous peduncle 3-10 mm long in axil of tubercle, 5 mm diam., with 5 green glands each scalloped on outer margin. Capsule slightly exserted, 6-7 mm diam., finely pubescent.
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Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality monoecy
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Mature height (meter) 0.4
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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 10 - 15
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 26
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Germination treatment soaking
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Distribution

Euphorbia cylindrica world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:346199-1
WFO ID wfo-0000961619
COL ID 3CNHB
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Synonyms

Euphorbia cylindrica