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.

• Euphorbia mafingensis (Hargr.) Bruyns

• Euphorbia mafingensis (Hargr.) Bruyns
• Monadenium mafingense Hargr.

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.

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