Euphorbia astrophora
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Euphorbia astrophora is a species of the genus spurge ( Euphorbia ) in the family of Euphorbiaceae (Euphorbiaceae).
description
The succulent Euphorbia astrophora forms very small, spherical shrubs. From a somewhat tuberous root rises a body divided into sections that is up to 3.5 centimeters high and 6 centimeters wide. The shoots 1 to 2 centimeters long and 0.5 centimeters thick are arranged radially around the central vegetation point. They are covered with flattened warts and long-lasting, pointed and sterile inflorescence stalks. The very small leaves are wrongly lanceolate and short-lived.
The individual, up to 5.5 millimeters large cyathia appear at the tips of the shoots and stand on 10 to 20 millimeter long stems on which 3 to 4 bracts are formed. The elongated and cup-like shaped nectar glands are colored green and have a red pattern on the underside. There are 2 to 4 short, yellowish appendages on the edges. The bluntly lobed fruit is almost sessile and becomes 5 millimeters wide and 6 millimeters long. The egg-shaped seed is about 3.5 millimeters wide and 2.5 millimeters long. It is flattened at the base and somewhat covered with warts.
Distribution and systematics
Euphorbia astrophora is common in South Africa in the Eastern Cape Province .
The species was first described in 1996 by Gerhard Marx .
swell
- Urs Eggli (ed.): Succulent lexicon. Dicotyledons (dicotyledons) . Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 2002, ISBN 3-8001-3915-4 , pp. 114-115 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Cactus and Succulent Journal. Volume 68, Number 6, 1996, Los Angeles
Web links
- Plant photos at flickr.com