Euphorbia letouzeyana (Malaisse) Bruyns

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Euphorbiaceae > Euphorbia

Characteristics

A low growing stemless herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It produces a crown of small leaves from an underground tuber. This can be 2-5 cm long and 2-4 cm wide and tapers downwards. The flowering stem occurs when leafless. It is 5 cm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.02 - 0.06
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Open forest with Brachystegia utilis, B. boehmii, Julbernardia paniculata; open forest with Julbernardia globiflora, Marquesia macroura; at elevations from 1,208-1,350 metres.
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It is a tropical plant. It grows in open forest. It grows between 1,200-1,350 m above sea level.
Light -
Soil humidity -
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Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses -
Edible roots
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
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Euphorbia letouzeyana world distribution map, present in Tanzania, United Republic of and Zambia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77089483-1
WFO ID wfo-0000807028
COL ID 6GYZP
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Monadenium letouzeyanum Monadenium nervosum Euphorbia pseudonervosa Euphorbia letouzeyana