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Euphorbia muricata Thunb.

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Euphorbiaceae > Euphorbia

Characteristics

Dioecious, spineless, glabrous succulent, up to 0.6 m tall, branches 2-8 mm thick, grey-green, covered with laterally compressed ridges and warts. Leaves sessile, ± deltoid, 1-2 mm long, soon deciduous. Cyathia many, 1-3 terminating some branches, 1.5-2 mm diam., with 5 yellow glands. Capsule sessile, 2-3 mm diam., glabrous.
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Dioecious, spineless, glabrous succulent to 60 cm, branches 2-8 mm thick, grey-green, covered with laterally compressed ridges and warts. Leaves sessile, ± deltoid, 1-2 mm long, soon deciduous. Cyathia many, 1-3 terminating some branches, 1.5-2.0 mm diam., with 5 yellow glands. Capsule sessile, 2-3 mm diam., glabrous.
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Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality dioecy
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Mature height (meter) 0.6
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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 muricata world distribution map, present in Namibia and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:347436-1
WFO ID wfo-0000963489
COL ID 6GZVW
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Tirucalia aspericaulis Tirucalia muricata Tirucalia spicata Euphorbia muricata Euphorbia aspericaulis
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