Euphorbia multiceps A.Berger

Species

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Characteristics

Monoecious, densely branched, conical, glabrous succulent, up to 0.6 m tall, thick main stem up to 25 mm diam., nearly as tall as plant, with many, crowded, spreading, tuberculate branches, 20-75 x 15-30 mm, decreasing in length towards apex of plant, with few, woody, persistent, sterile peduncles near apex. Leaves soon deciduous, linear, 5-12 x 1-2 mm. Cyathia many around apex of each branch, each on a peduncle 6-8 mm long in axil of tubercle, 5-8 mm diam., with 5 green glands each with 2-4 or more, ± linear, spreading processes on outer margin. Capsule sessile, 5-6 mm diam., glabrous.
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Monoecious, sparsely spiny, densely conical succulent to 60 cm, with thick main stem to 25 cm diam., nearly as tall as plant, with many, crowded, spreading branches 20-75 × 15-30 mm, decreasing in length towards apex, branches with conical, spreading tubercles, and a few, thick, spinescent peduncles toward apex.
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Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality monoecy
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Mature height (meter) 0.6
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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 multiceps world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:347417-1
WFO ID wfo-0000963454
COL ID 6GZV8
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Synonyms

Euphorbia multiceps

Lower taxons

Euphorbia multiceps subsp. multiceps Euphorbia multiceps subsp. tanquana