Euphorbia burmannii

Euphorbia burmannii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Euphorbiaceae
Genus:	Euphorbia
Species:	E. burmannii
Binomial name
Euphorbia burmannii (Klotzsch & Garcke) E.Mey. ex Boiss. (s)

Euphorbia burmannii is a species of Euphorbia indigenous to Namibia and South Africa, where it is widespread in sandy soils, extending southwards to the Cape Peninsula and as far east as Grahamstown. ^[1]

Description

Euphorbia burmanii in cultivation

The stems of this medium-sized (30–70 cm tall), densely branched shrub are thin, segmented, dichotomous, and erect or spreading.

Each node, along the segmented branches, is marked with a pair of large, dark, reddish stipular glands.

It produces large numbers of small, bright yellow flowers.

Related species

This species is part of a group of closely related "stick euphorbias" including Euphorbia rhombifolia and Euphorbia tenax , which are widespread across southern Africa.

In habitat it also often grows together with the more distantly related species Euphorbia mauritanica . ^{[2] [3]}

References

1. "Threatened Species Programme | SANBI Red List of South African Plants".
2. Bruyns, P.V. (2012). Nomenclature and typification of southern African species of Euphorbia. Bothalia 42(2): 217-245.
3. Vlok, J. and Schutte-Vlok, A.L. (2010) Plants of the Klein Karoo. Umdaus Press, Hatfield.