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Euphorbia meloformis Aiton

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Euphorbiaceae > Euphorbia

Characteristics

Dwarf, spineless, glabrous succulent, 30-300 mm high, usually with single unbranched ± spherical stem 25-140 mm thick, 7-12-angled; green usually with darker green to purple horizontal bands. Leaf-rudiments 1-5 x 0.5-1.0 mm, linear. Cyathia 1-many on finely pubescent often much-branched persistent peduncle 2-30 mm long, 2.5-6.0 mm in diam.; glands 5, pale green to reddish, entire. Flowering time Sept.-Nov.(-Apr.). Capsule 6-7 mm in diam., ± spherical, glabrous to finely pubescent.
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Dioecious, usually single-stemmed, dwarf succulent, 3-20 cm; stem spherical to cylindrical, 50-150 mm diam. With obscure tubercles joined in 8-12 angles, usually with many, spinescent, simple or branched peduncles to 60 mm long. Leaves 1-3 mm long, linear, deciduous. Cyathia in cymes of 1-12, ± 4 mm diam., glands entire, pale green.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.05 - 0.3
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 6-9
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 5-6
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-9

Usage

Uses environmental use medicinal
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°) -12
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

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Distribution

Euphorbia meloformis world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:347319-1
WFO ID wfo-0000963308
COL ID 3CPQZ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Euphorbia pomiformis Euphorbia pyriformis Euphorbia meloformis Euphorbia valida Euphorbia falsa Euphorbia meloformis f. falsa Euphorbia meloformis f. magna Euphorbia meloniformis Euphorbia meloformis subsp. valida Euphorbia meloformis subsp. meloformis
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