Publication: Rev. Bot. Appl. Agric. Trop. 13: 569 (1933).
Description
Conical or rarely napiform taproot, 10-21 cm tall and 4-8 cm thick; a stem 3-8 cm long, 1-1,5 cm broad arises from the top of this underground tuber; the apex of this stem may be just below the soil surface or may reach the surface. Comprises 2 vars. In cultivation it seems to stay dormant for long periods.
Origin and Habitat
Flat-topped laterite hills; wooded places; isolated savanna outliers on areas of shallow soil overlying sandstone; 300 m alt. (Ghana). Extremely rare in collections (and only 13 localities known in nature).
Bibliography
Major references and further lectures
- African Plants Database (version 3.4.0). “Euphorbia baga A. Chev. ” Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève and South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria, “Retrieved 02 October 2015”, from <http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/\>.