Euphorbia milii var. splendens (bojer ex Hook.) Ursch & Leandri

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Variety

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Euphorbiaceae > Euphorbia > Euphorbia milii

Characteristics

A perennial monoecious evergreen shrub. It grows 1-1.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
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
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 5-6
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Hydropsy (unspecified)
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 milii var. splendens unspecified picture

Distribution

Euphorbia milii var. splendens world distribution map, present in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Cuba, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Haiti, Indonesia, Madagascar, and Puerto Rico

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77189301-1
WFO ID wfo-0000963370
COL ID 5NVVK
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 447129
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Synonyms

Euphorbia milii f. platyacantha Tithymalus splendens Lacanthis splendens Euphorbia melanacantha Euphorbia splendens Sterigmanthe splendens Euphorbia platyacantha Euphorbia milii var. splendens Euphorbia splendens var. betsileana