Details of Genus: Monadenium
ID: 1167
Genus ja:
Genus en:
# spp.: N/A (from genus_families table) | 0 (from names table)
Accepted:
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Family ja: トウダイグサ
Infra familial classification:
Distribution en:
Description en: Genus of about 50 species of bushy, tree-like, or trailing, monoecious, perennial succulents from low to high altitudes in tropical E. Africa, Angola, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe. Some species produce annual growth from a subterranean, thickened tuber or caudex; others retain fleshy stems all year. The fleshy or scaly leaves may fall quickly. In summer, unusual, small, petalless, diurnal flowers are borne in cup-like bracts within yellow, green, or brown-orange involucres. In areas where temperatures fall below 18°C (64°F), grow in a warm greenhouse. Elsewhere, grow in a rock or desert garden.
Hardiness en: Frost tender.
Cultivation en:
Propagation en: Sow seed at 19-24°C (66-75°F) in spring. Root cuttings of stem sections in spring and summer.
Pests en: Trouble free.
Description ja:
Comment:
Comment ja:
Type species:
Phylogenetic definition:
Update information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2020-07-05 11:41
Family:
| System | Accepted? | Botanical name | Japanese name | Infra-familial classification | # species | |
| APG4 | Euphorbiaceae | トウダイグサ科 | Show | |||
| PB2 | Euphorbiaceae | トウダイグサ科 | Show | |||
| PB3 | Euphorbiaceae | トウダイグサ科 | Show |