Euphorbia bicompacta var. rubra

Common name: African Milk Bush

Family: Euphorbiaceae

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Country of Origin: C Kenya

Description: leafy shrub to 5m, this form with pronounced purplish-red leaves

Uses:

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USDA Zone:

Source: Unknown

Provenance:

Corrected name to Synadenium compactum var. rubrum from S. grantii rubra based upon information supplied by Frank Vincentz, International Euphorbia Society - 9 JAN 2006

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Culture:

Classification:

• Division: Magnoliophyta
• Class: Magnoliopsida
• SubClass: eurosid I
• Order: Malpighiales
• SubOrder:
• Family: Euphorbiaceae
• SubFamily: Euphorbioideae
• Tribe: Euphorbieae
• SubTribe: Euphorbiinae

References:

1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 18 September 2014.
2. Personal Communication with Frank Vincentz, International Euphorbia Society - 4 JAN 2006
3. Euphorbia bicompacta var. rubra in Euphorbia Planetary Biodiversity Inventory. Accessed 13 August 2015.

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