Mazhar Botanic Garden

Euphorbia cylindrifolia Marn.- Lap. & Rauh

Octopus Euphorbia

Sample code: EGY-MBG-001099
Common name: Octopus Euphorbia
English name: Cylinder-leaf Euphorbia
Arabic name: ايفوربيا سيلندريفولي
Native: Madagascar
Country: Madagascar
(PGR): Very rare

Succulent plant, leaves narrow, dark reddish-green on numerous slender branches that arise from a swollen main stem, leaves are fleshy, deeply channeled on the upper surface, and measure up to 3 cm long, 03 cm in diameter Flowers cyathia solitary or paired with yellow nectar glands surrounded by large, grey-violet to yellowish-pink, petal-like bracts

Ornamental.

Euphorbia cylindrifolia subsp cylindrifolia 

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Texture: Loam Sandy
Fertility: Intermediate
Drainage: Moderately well drained
Topography: Desert
Salinity: Low
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Mediterranean
Lights: Light shade
Zone: 10b : 11b
pH range: 6-7.5
Status: Endangered
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Succulent
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Desert
Plant Uses: Ornamental
Plant Populations density: Cultivated
Vegetation types: Evergreen
pH: Mild acid Neutral

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