Euphorbia hallii R.A.Dyer

Species

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Characteristics

Monoecious, mostly single-stemmed, spineless, glabrous succulent, up to 0.5 m tall, stem cylindrical-clavate, 30-40 mm diam., pale green, covered with low tubercles. Leaves soon deciduous, linear, up to 10 mm long. Cyathia many around apex of each branch, 1-3 on each peduncle in axil of tubercle, 8-10 mm diam., with 5 red glands each with 3-5 slender and branched, cream-coloured processes on outer margin. Capsule sessile, 6-8 mm diam., glabrous.
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Monoecious, mostly single-stemmed succulent to 50 cm; stem cylindrical-clavate, 30-40 mm diam., tuberculate, pale green. Leaves 10-70 x 1-2 mm, deciduous. Cyathia 1-3 per peduncle in axillary clusters of 1-5, with many, slender, leaf-like bracts to 100 x 2-4 mm, 8-10 mm diam., glands with 3-5-branched processes 2-4 mm long, red.
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Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality monoecy
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Mature height (meter) 0.5
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Environment

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Soil texture 3-4
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Usage

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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 hallii world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:346733-1
WFO ID wfo-0000962443
COL ID 3CP3W
BDTFX ID -
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Synonyms

Euphorbia hallii