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Euphorbia tirucalli

Euphorbia tirucalli
Common names: pencil plant, rubber-hedge euphorbia (Eng.); kraalmelkbos (Afr.)
Family: Euphorbiaceae

... Voigt Harold Porter NBG December 2007 The rubber-hedge euphorbia is a many-branched, succulent plant, usually 3-5 m ... the slightest injury. There are more than 2000 species of Euphorbia found in the warmer parts of the world. Of ... glance are often mistaken for cacti. The rubber-hedge euphorbia has its southernmost African distribution in the ...

24 / 12 / 2007 | Werner Voigt | Harold Porter NBG
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Euphorbia stellispina

E.stellispina
Common names: sterretjie-noors, noorsdoring (Afr.)
Family: Euphorbiaceae

... Oliver Karoo Desert National Botanical Garden July 2005 Euphorbia stellispina is a tall, unisexual, multi-stemmed ... Seeds are dispersed when the capsules dry and burst open. Euphorbia stellispina has a very wide distribution, ... bushes. Pollination is mainly by bees and sometimes wasps. Euphorbia stellispina produces white latex sap which helps ...

01 / 08 / 2005 | Roger Oliver | Karoo Desert NBG
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Euphorbia

Euphorbia mauritanica in flower
Common names: spurges, euphorbias
Family: Euphorbiaceae

... cyathium, which is the basic unit of the inflorescence of Euphorbia, are surrounded by a number of bracts which form a ... African species are illustrated below. For more see  www.euphorbia-international.org  for links included there. Euphorbia  represents one of the largest and most diverse ...

11 / 04 / 2005 | Robert Archer | National Herbarium Pretoria
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Euphorbia cooperi

Fruiting branches image ©Geoff Nichols
Common names: bushveld candelabra tree (Eng.); norsdoring (Afr.)
Family: Euphorbiaceae

... through Swaziland and up to Messina in Limpopo. Euphorbia Euphorbia cooperi can create a statement in any garden due to ... of the garden would be ideal for these water-wise plants. Euphorbia cooperi is a succulent tree up to 7 m tall, with ...

28 / 02 / 2005 | J K Baloyi | Pretoria NBG
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Euphorbia ingens

E. ingens tree
Common names: common tree Euphorbia (Eng.); naboom, gewone naboom (Afr.); mohlohlokgomo, mokgoto (Northern Sotho); unHlonhlo (Sw); Nkondze, Nkonde (Tswana)
Family: Euphorbiaceae

... birds such as woodpeckers often use dead sections. Euphorbia These plants are easy to grow and make a wonderful ... that can be considered or planted as companion plants to Euphorbia ingens are E. tirucalli (rubber euphorbia) and E. grandidens (valley-bush euphorbia). This ...

05 / 07 / 2004 | Lou-nita LeRoux | Lowveld NBG
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Euphorbia obesa

Euphorbia obesa
Common names: Sea Urchin, Baseball, Vetmensie
Family: Euphorbiaceae

... Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden February 2002 Euphorbia obesa  can grow to 20 cm in height with a diameter ... root. The leaves are very rudimentary and soon drop off. Euphorbia obesa is dioecious, i.e. male and female flowers ... highly reduced male flowers or a single female flower. In Euphorbia obesa , the cyathia appear in summer, from ...

18 / 02 / 2002 | | Kirstenbosch NBG
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