{"product_id":"euphorbia-decaryi","title":"Euphorbia decaryi","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\" id=\"p-rc_14607c438d4be3ac-31\"\u003eGeographic \u0026amp; Climate\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\" id=\"p-rc_14607c438d4be3ac-31\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-83 citation-end-83\"\u003eGeographic Coordinates: Southeastern Madagascar (specifically centered around the Anosy region, approx. 24°50'S to 25°10'S, 46°30'E to 47°00'E)\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"1\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\" id=\"p-rc_14607c438d4be3ac-31\"\u003eClimate Classification: Tropical wet-and-dry \/ Savanna climate (Aw) and Subtropical semi-arid transitions\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\" id=\"p-rc_14607c438d4be3ac-31\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-82 citation-end-82\"\u003eHabitat Characteristics: Low elevations, typically found in subtropical or tropical dry forests, dry shrublands, and rocky limestone or sandy outcroppings, enduring seasonal droughts and high ambient temperatures\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"2\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2\" id=\"p-rc_14607c438d4be3ac-32\"\u003eBotanical Morphology\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2\" id=\"p-rc_14607c438d4be3ac-32\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-81 citation-end-81\"\u003eDiagnostic Features: Low-growing, mat-forming succulent shrub spreading horizontally via underground rhizomes.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"3\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-80 citation-end-80\"\u003eStems are slender, irregular, corky, and semi-subterranean.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"4\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-79 citation-end-79\"\u003eLeaves are strictly tufted in rosettes at branch tips, highly undulate with deeply crinkled, zig-zag margins and prominent raised veins, turning a deep coppery-bronze or dark purple under intense sunlight or stress.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"5\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-78 citation-end-78\"\u003eFlowers are small, bell-shaped, chartreuse to yellowish-green or reddish.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"6\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2\" id=\"p-rc_14607c438d4be3ac-32\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-77 citation-end-77\"\u003eGrowth Habit: Perennial evergreen to semi-deciduous subshrub.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"7\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-76 citation-end-76\"\u003eSlow-growing, forming dense mats under 6 inches (15 cm) in height with a horizontal spread up to 50 cm or more.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"8\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-75 citation-end-75\"\u003eGoes into a partial dormancy period during cooler winter months.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"9\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\" id=\"p-rc_14607c438d4be3ac-33\"\u003eHistory \u0026amp; Etymology\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\" id=\"p-rc_14607c438d4be3ac-33\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-74 citation-end-74\"\u003eEtymology: The species epithet \"decaryi\" honors Raymond Decary (1891–1973), a prominent French botanist, ethnologist, and civil servant who extensively collected flora in Madagascar.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"10\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\" id=\"p-rc_14607c438d4be3ac-33\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-73 citation-end-73\"\u003eHistorical Context: Formally described and published by French botanist André Guillaumin in 1934 in the Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Paris), following botanical expeditions in southeastern Madagascar.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"11\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-72 citation-end-72\"\u003eIt quickly gained popularity in specialized caudiciform and succulent horticulture due to its unique bonsai-like growth habit and crinkled foliage.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"12\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BotanicalCollector","offers":[{"title":"Same Size Shipped|W4-6cm|Seed-grown","offer_id":47864988958973,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0785\/3552\/4605\/files\/IMG_5573.jpg?v=1784558760","url":"https:\/\/www.botanicalcollector.com\/products\/euphorbia-decaryi","provider":"BotanicalCollector","version":"1.0","type":"link"}