Euphorbia grantii Oliv.

A few-stemmed bush or sparingly branched tree 1.5–9 m. high, with a smooth but horizontally grooved grey bark; branches semi-succulent, with large prominent closely-set leaf-scars.. Leaves sessile, linear to linear-lanceolate, to 30 × 3 cm., base rounded, apex acuminate, margin entire, midrib prominent on the lower surface, lamina glabrous, pale green and slightly glaucous; stipules glandular, minute, deciduous.. Cymes in terminal 3-branched umbels usually on a leafless peduncle to 10(–15) cm. long, with primary rays to 5(–7) cm. long, forking up to 8 times, peduncle, rays and branches minutely puberulous; bracts sessile, deltoid, ± 4 × 4 cm. when mature, base subcordate, apex acuminate to ± 2 cm. long, lower surface minutely puberulous at least towards the base; bracts below the umbels larger and longer.. Cyathia on peduncles to 1 cm. long, ± 1 × 3 cm., with barrel-shaped involucres, all parts except the upper surface of the glands minutely puberulous sometimes densely so; glands 4, spreading, transversely elliptic, ± 4 × 8 mm., outer margin lobed, with 6–10 finger-like processes ± 8 mm. long branching several times at the tips and terminating in minute knobs, the glands yellowish green becoming brown or sometimes purple, with red to purple processes having yellow to red tips; involucral lobes rounded, ± 3 × 5 mm., margin sharply toothed often with a longer central tooth to 1.5 mm. long, densely puberulous on both surfaces.. Male flowers: bracteoles many, fan-shaped, deeply divided and densely ciliate at the apices; stamens 14.5 mm. long.. Female flower: perianth obvious below the ovary, irregularly and acutely lobed with lobes to 1.5 mm. long; ovary minutely puberulous; styles 1 cm. long, joined for 4 mm., with shortly bifid thickened rugulose apices.. Capsule exserted on a curved pedicel to 1.5 cm. long, subglobose, ± 13 × 17 mm., glabrous when mature, tinged purplish.. Seed subglobose, slightly compressed laterally and obscurely 3-angled, ± 6 × 5 mm., greyish brown, with minutely roughened surface.. Fig. 85/1, 2, p. 458.

Sandy or rocky soils, in open woodland, and on rocky hillsides, at elevations up to 1,750 metres.

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.