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Euphorbia ankazobensis

Euphorbia ankazobensis is a rare semisucculent subshrub from the Ankazobe area of Madagascar's Central Highlands, known from a single collection and listed as critically endangered. It is not a widely grown plant, so care guidance is inferred from related seasonally dry Euphorbia species.

Family
Euphorbiaceae (Spurge family)
Grows as
Succulent
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Water sparingly and let the soil dry out fully between waterings, reducing water in winter.
Soil
Fast-draining cactus or succulent mix with added grit.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C
Native range
NC. Madagascar
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Euphorbia ankazobensis is a species of plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. It is endemic to Madagascar.

It is known from one single collection in the Ankazobe area of Madagascar's Central Highlands. Its natural habitat is in remnant montane forest. It is threatened by habitat loss, and its natural habitat is extremely fragmented and degraded by human activity. It is assessed as critically endangered.

Other Euphorbia plants

Abd Al Kuri Euphorbia · Desert Candle · Greek Spiny Spurge · Euphorbia actinoclada · Miniature Saguaro · Pincushion Euphorbia · Euphorbia alcicornis · Euphorbia alfredii · Euphorbia ambarivatoensis · Euphorbia ambovombensis · African candelabra · Euphorbia ampliphylla

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Euphorbia ankazobensis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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