Euphorbia albertensis
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Euphorbia albertensis is a species of the genus spurge ( Euphorbia ) in the family of Euphorbiaceae (Euphorbiaceae).
description
The succulent Euphorbia albertensis arises from a thickened root and turns into an inverted conical body slightly covered with warts. The plant body becomes 10 centimeters wide and 3.7 centimeters high. The very many branches are spread out and develop around the terminal vegetation point. They are patterned with small warts and grow to be 2 inches long and up to 8 millimeters thick. The short-lived leaves are linearly shaped and up to 3 millimeters in size.
The individual cyathia appear at the top of the branches and stand on stems 12 to 25 millimeters long. Below the 4.5 millimeter cyathium is a slender whorl of 3 to 4 to 3 millimeter long bracts . The elliptical nectar glands have 3 to 4 teeth on the edges. Fruits and seeds are not known.
Distribution and systematics
Euphorbia albertensis is common in South Africa in the Western Cape Province , near the city of Prince Albert .
The species was first described in 1915 by Nicholas Edward Brown .
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- Urs Eggli (ed.): Succulent lexicon. Dicotyledons (dicotyledons) . Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 2002, ISBN 3-8001-3915-4 , pp. 110 .