Euphorbia eylesii Rendle

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Euphorbiaceae > Euphorbia

Characteristics

Cyathia terminal and pseudoaxillary, solitary on peduncles to 2 mm long, c. 2 × 2 mm, with cup-shaped involucres; glands 4, c. 0.5 mm wide, transversely elliptic, with conspicuous white to pink appendages, the 2 on either side of the gap through which the capsule is exserted very much larger, obliquely extended to 4 × 4 mm; lobes acutely triangular, ciliate.
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Leaves with a petiole 1 mm long; stipules to 1.5 mm long, linear; lamina to 30(50) × 3(3.5) mm, linear, apiculate at the apex, obliquely rounded at the base, entire on the margin.
Female flower: ovary pedicellate; styles c. 1.5 mm long, joined at the base, bifid to halfway with much thickened clavate apices.
Seeds 1.5 × 0.8 mm, oblong-conical, with 3 or 4 pronounced transverse ridges, pinkish-grey.
Capsule exserted on a reflexed pedicel to 3 mm long, 1.8 × 2 mm, deeply 3-lobed.
Glabrous annual herb, erect to 50 cm high, laxly branched.
Male flowers: bracteoles laciniate; stamens 2.5 mm long.
Life form
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination -
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Mature height (meter) 0.5
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Environment

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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

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Cultivation

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

Euphorbia eylesii world distribution map, present in Botswana, Cabo Verde, Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:346474-1
WFO ID wfo-0000962038
COL ID 3CNSL
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Chamaesyce eylesii Euphorbia leshumensis Euphorbia eylesii