Euphorbia poissonii Pax

Species

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Characteristics

Sometimes with rudimentary spines, or with spines present only on young plants.
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An erect shrub to 6 ft. high, with candelabriform branching
Flowers pale greenish with red stamens
Branches silvery-grey, stout
Leaves pale green, deciduous
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Growth form shrub
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination entomogamy
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Mature height (meter) 1.66
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Environment

Rocks and dry stony soils, usually in open woodland with grass, at elevations from 400-700 metres.
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On rocky hills in savannah and planted
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses environmental use food fuel material medicinal non-vertebrate poison poison social use vertebrate poison
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Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 10 - 15
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 26
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Germination treatment soaking
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Images

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Distribution

Euphorbia poissonii world distribution map, present in Benin, Central African Republic, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Mali, Nigeria, and Togo

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:347829-1
WFO ID wfo-0000964083
COL ID 6GZXZ
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Synonyms

Euphorbia poissonii