Monadenium mafingense

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Since 4 Aug 2013

Monadenium mafingense Hargr.
Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 53: 292 1981 as 'mafingensis'
Family: EUPHORBIACEAE

= Monadenium mafingense Hargr.
Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 53: 292 1981 as 'mafingensis'

Accepted Scientific Name: Euphorbia mafingensis (Hargr.) Bruyns
Taxon 55(2): 413. 2006 [22 Jun 2006]

Monadenium mafingense (Monadenium mafingense) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

Origin and Habitat: Mafinga Hills on the Malawi-Zambian border.
Altitude: Around 1800- 2500 m.
Habitat: Grows mainly in crevices in step faces of rock outcrops, in montane grassland.

Synonyms:

Monadenium mafingense Hargr.

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Euphorbia mafingensis (Hargr.) Bruyns
Taxon 55(2): 413. 2006 [22 Jun 2006]
Synonymy: 2

Euphorbia mafingensis (Hargr.) Bruyns

Monadenium mafingense Hargr.

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Common Names include:
JAPANESE (日本語): マフィンゲンシス

Description: It is a geophyte with a tuberous rootstock, up to10 tall x 5 cm in diameter, producing about 4 stems up to 5 cm long, 4 mm wide, spreading at ground level, the plant to 24 centimetres height.
Leaves: Clustered at the branch ends, sessile, ovate to oval, acute 3,5 long and 2,5 cm wide green with violet backs.
Flower: Green red.

Monadenium mafingense (Monadenium mafingense) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

Monadenium mafingense (Monadenium mafingense) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

Monadenium mafingense (Monadenium mafingense) Photo by: K.k. Agrawal

Monadenium mafingense (Monadenium mafingense) Photo by: Xero Sicyos

Monadenium mafingense (Monadenium mafingense) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

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Cultivation and Propagation: They must be grown very hard in the nursery as close to the natural conditions as possible. This ensures that they keep their compact habit.
Reproduction: Seeds/Cuttings

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