{"product_id":"euphorbia-spectabilis-monadenium-spectabili","title":"Euphorbia spectabilis \/ Monadenium spectabili","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"0\" class=\"first-token\" id=\"p-rc_1482ed4c79905898-72\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-333\"\u003eScientific Name:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-333\"\u003e \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"72\" class=\"\"\u003eEuphorbia spectabilis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-333 citation-end-333\"\u003e (S.Carter) Bruyns) \/ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"17\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-333\"\u003eMonadenium spectabile\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-333\"\u003e S.Carter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003eGeographic \u0026amp; Climate\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2,0,0\" id=\"p-rc_1482ed4c79905898-73\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eGeographic Coordinates:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Approx.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-332 citation-end-332\"\u003e7°46'S, 35°42'E (Type Locality: Iringa District, Iringa Province, Southern Highlands, Tanzania)\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!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eClimate Classification:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Tropical Savanna \/ Semi-Arid Highland Climate (Köppen:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"2,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"79\"\u003eAw\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \/ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"2,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"84\"\u003eBSk\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2,2,0\" id=\"p-rc_1482ed4c79905898-74\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eHabitat Characteristics:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Found on rocky slopes and granitic escarpments within deciduous miombo woodlands at elevations between 1,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e200 and 1,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e600 meters above sea level.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-331 citation-end-331\"\u003eSubstrate consists of well-drained, nutrient-poor coarse quartz-sand and granitic scree, experiencing distinct dry seasons with concentrated seasonal rainfall.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"3\"\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!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003eBotanical Morphology\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4,0,0\" id=\"p-rc_1482ed4c79905898-75\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eDiagnostic Features:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-330 citation-end-330\"\u003eSucculent shrub reaching up to 2–3 meters in height, characterized by thick, erect green to grey-green stems (4–5 cm in diameter) covered in prominent tessellated podaria (tubercles) topped with clusters of short, rigid brown spines.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"4\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e Large,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e obovate to broadly lanceolate fleshy green leaves emerge on new growth during the wet season.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e Cyathia (inflorescences) are enveloped by bright pink-to-crimson,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e cup-shaped cyathophylls arranged in terminal cymes on short spiny peduncles.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4,1,0\" id=\"p-rc_1482ed4c79905898-76\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eGrowth Habit:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-329 citation-end-329\"\u003eSummer-growing deciduous succulent.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"5\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e Enters strict winter dormancy when foliage drops.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Moderate to slow growth rate; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-328 citation-end-328\"\u003eforms a thick woody rootstock or semi-caudiciform basal trunk in mature plants.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"6\"\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!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003eHistory \u0026amp; Etymology\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6,0,0\" id=\"p-rc_1482ed4c79905898-77\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eEtymology:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-327\"\u003eThe former genus name \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"6,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"33\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-327\"\u003eMonadenium\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-327\"\u003e derives from Greek \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"6,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"63\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-327\"\u003emonos\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-327\"\u003e (\"single\") and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"6,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"84\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-327\"\u003eaden\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-327 citation-end-327\"\u003e (\"gland\"), referring to the single horseshoe-shaped involucral gland typical of the genus.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"7\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The specific epithet \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"6,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"201\"\u003espectabile\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e stems from Latin \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"6,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"229\"\u003espectabilis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (\"spectacular\" or \"remarkable\"),\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e describing the striking appearance of its vibrant cyathophylls.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6,1,0\" id=\"p-rc_1482ed4c79905898-78\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eHistorical Context:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-326\"\u003eFirst formally described by British botanist Susan Holmes Carter in 1987 in the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"6,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"100\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-326\"\u003eKew Bulletin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-326 citation-end-326\"\u003e from material collected in the Iringa region of Tanzania.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"8\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-325\"\u003eIn 2006, Peter V. Bruyns reclassified the genus \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"6,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"219\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-325\"\u003eMonadenium\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-325\"\u003e under \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"6,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"236\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-325\"\u003eEuphorbia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-325\"\u003e, transferring this species as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"6,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"276\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-325\"\u003eEuphorbia spectabilis\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-325 citation-end-325\"\u003e.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"9\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"BotanicalCollector","offers":[{"title":"Same Size Shipped|W3-4cm|Seed-grown","offer_id":71703789895933,"sku":"71703789895933","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0785\/3552\/4605\/files\/IMG_5388.jpg?v=1792998934","url":"https:\/\/www.botanicalcollector.com\/products\/euphorbia-spectabilis-monadenium-spectabili","provider":"BotanicalCollector","version":"1.0","type":"link"}