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                   Monadenium ritchiei ssp. nymbayense
                  (Syn: Euphorbia ritchei ssp. nymbayense)CACTUS ART
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                  Monadenium ritchei ssp. nymbayense is a beautiful and 
                  desirable plant with fat thick sculptured stems. 
                   
                  Description: It is  a small  clumping succulent that form 
                  large compact clumps with time. 
                  Stems: Short, thick, light green, tuberculate freely branching 
                  from the base or from underground suckers , up to 30cm tall, 
                  each stem 3 cm wide. 
                  Spines: Small and very short.
                  Leaves: 2,5-4 cm long,  light green deciduous and fleshy. If 
                  grown in enough light the leaves (and stems) can take on a 
                  purple hue.
                  Roots: Thickened and fleshy .
                  Flower: Hot pink cyathias.
                  Blooming season: Late in the summer or in autumn, just before 
                  or as it goes dormant. 
                   

                  The stems takes a nice red colouring when exposed to direct 
                  sun. (A pant in autumn after the shedding of the leaves)

                  The roots are tuberose.


                  Cultivation: Easy to grow, it spreads by underground shoots 
                  and forms large clumps with time and therefore requires a 
                  broader pot. Monadenium ritchiei due to its African origin 
                  cannot tolerate freezing temperature but should be able to 
                  handle 7 degrees C very easily. However, that species seems to 
                  hate being wet for any extended period and rot easily 
                  especially in winter if overwatered. Sun Exposure: Light shade

                  Propagation: Cuttings, seeds.
                  Family: Euphorbiaceae
                  Scientific name:  Monadenium ritchiei ssp. nyambense S. 
                  Carter, 
                  Published in: Kew Bull., 42 (4): 915: 1987

                  Origin:  Eastern Africa, Kenya (Meru Distr.) 
                  Habitat: Rocky slopes, at about 1300 m altitude, growing in a 
                  well drained soil with some water in summer and none in 
winter.
                  Conservation status: Listed in CITES appendix 2.
                  Synonyms:  
                    Monadenium ritchiei Bally, 
                    Published in: Candollea, 17. 32, 1959 
                    Euphorbia ritchiei (P.R.O.Bally) Bruyns 2006 
                    Euphorbia ritchiei ssp. nyambensis (S.Carter) Bruyns 2006 








             
             


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