Euphorbia abdelkuri 'Damask' is an attractive succulent with spinless, reddish-pink, somewhat wrinkled stems. It is a slow-growing plant …
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Epithet: abdelkuri
Derivation: A compound epithet made up of the words "Abd al Kuri," the name of a rocky island in the Socotra Archipelago, one of the governorates of Yemen.
Pronunciation: ab-del-KOO-ree
While the generic name must be unique, two or more genera often share the same specific epithet. Moreover, the same epithet can be used for subspecies, varieties, and forms within a species. Here is a list of plants that share this epithet.
Euphorbia abdelkuri is a weird, clumping succulent with spineless, columnar, more or less cylindrical stems with generally six ribs and …