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Euphorbia piscidermis M.G.Gilbert
Kew Bull. 28: 437 1973 publ. 1974
Family: EUPHORBIACEAE

Euphorbia piscidermis Photo by: Gennaro Re

Synonyms:

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Euphorbia piscidermis M.G.Gilbert
Kew Bull. 28: 437 1973 publ. 1974
Synonymy: 2
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Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Fish Skin Euphorb

Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Euphorbia piscidermis group

  • Euphorbia piscidermis M.G.Gilbert: has subspherical stems covered with characteristic “fish-scales” that looks something like a small golf ball, no one would suspect it of being a Euphorbia when it is not in flower. Distribution: Ethiopia (Ogaden, Harerge Prov.)
  • Euphorbia piscidermis f. cristata hort.: Fan shaped, forming tangled mounds up to of 25 cm in diameter, closely covered by imbricate paste-white fish-scale like appendages.


19884 gennaro Gennaro Re
Euphorbia piscidermis Photo by: Gennaro Re
13403 cactus-art Cactus Art
Euphorbia piscidermis Photo by: Cactus Art

19885 gennaro Gennaro Re
Euphorbia piscidermis Photo by: Gennaro Re
13401 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
- It is a very unusual collectors plant and one of the most remarkable of succulents. Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

13402 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Euphorbia piscidermis Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
18145 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Euphorbia piscidermis Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli


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