Euphorbia fulgens Karw. ex Klotzsch

Scarlet-plume (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Euphorbiaceae > Euphorbia

Characteristics

A small shrub with arching branches, and cyathia ± 1 cm. in diameter bearing yellow glands with large bright red petaloid appendages.
Life form -
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Mature height (meter) 1.0 - 1.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 5-9
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 5-6
Soil acidity 2-6
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

Uses environmental 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°) 1
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Euphorbia fulgens unspecified picture

Distribution

Euphorbia fulgens world distribution map, present in Brazil, India, Uruguay, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:346573-1
WFO ID wfo-0000962185
COL ID 3CNW5
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 706277
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Synonyms

Trichosterigma fulgens Euphorbia fulgens Euphorbia jacquiniiflora Euphorbia jacquiniiflora