{"product_id":"euphorbia-magnifica-monadenium-magnificum","title":"Euphorbia magnifica \/ Monadenium magnificum","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"0\" class=\"first-token\" id=\"p-rc_c8c39faff1638d6a-106\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-437\"\u003eScientific Name:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-437\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"17\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-437\"\u003eEuphorbia magnifica\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \/ \u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"17\"\u003eMonadenium magnificum\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003eGeographic \u0026amp; Climate\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eGeographic Coordinates:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Approximately 4°00'S to 4°30'S,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 37°50'E to 38°10'E (Tanzania,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e South Pare Mountains and lower Pangani River basin)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eClimate Classification:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Tropical Semi-Arid \/ Savanna Climate (Köppen:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"3,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"70\"\u003eBSh\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \/ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"3,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"76\"\u003eAw\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eHabitat Characteristics:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Found at elevations between 500 and 900 meters above sea level.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Inhabits rocky limestone slopes,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e granitic outcrops,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and deciduous bushland.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Rainy seasons occur bi-modally (typically April–May and November–December),\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e with annual precipitation averaging 500–700 mm.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Soil substrates consist of well-drained,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e nutrient-poor coarse gravel and skeletal rocky soils.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003eBotanical Morphology\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eDiagnostic Features:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Characterized by thick,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e square to weakly 4–5-angled succulence with winged,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e wavy\/serrated angles lined with dark brownish-red horny margins and short paired spines.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Leaves are large,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e fleshy,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e obovate to broad-elliptic,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e dark green to purplish-red on the underside,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e emerging from the stem apex.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Inflorescences feature prominent,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e brightly colored crimson-to-scarlet cyathophylls (bracts) that wrap around the cyathium,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e strongly distinguishing it from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"6,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"468\"\u003eMonadenium coccineum\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and other tropical African species.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eGrowth Habit:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Deciduous,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e succulent shrub reaching up to 1.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e5–2 meters in height in habitat.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Exhibits active vegetative growth during warm,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e moist periods and undergoes strict dormancy with full leaf drop during dry winter months.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Growth rate is moderate to slow.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"8\"\u003eHistory \u0026amp; Etymology\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"9\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"9,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"9,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eEtymology:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The specific epithet \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"9,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"32\"\u003emagnificum\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e comes from the Latin \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"9,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"64\"\u003emagnificus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e meaning \"magnificent\" or \"splendid,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\" referring to its striking crimson bracts and robust,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e winged stem architecture.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"9,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"9,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eHistorical Context:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Originally described by Peter René Oscar Bally in 1959 based on specimens collected from the South Pare Mountains of Tanzania.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e It was initially classified under \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"9,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"181\"\u003eMonadenium\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e due to the open,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e shoe-shaped cyathial involucre characteristic of the genus,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e before modern phylogenetic analyses integrated \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"9,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"316\"\u003eMonadenium\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e as a subgeneric clade within \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"9,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"356\"\u003eEuphorbia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"BotanicalCollector","offers":[{"title":"Same Size Shipped|W2cm|Seed-grown","offer_id":71703842783485,"sku":"71703842783485","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0785\/3552\/4605\/files\/IMG_5405.jpg?v=1793001529","url":"https:\/\/www.botanicalcollector.com\/products\/euphorbia-magnifica-monadenium-magnificum","provider":"BotanicalCollector","version":"1.0","type":"link"}