This plant hasbeen long cultivated at Kew, where it forms 
an erect shrub 3-4 feet high in the succulent house. The name 
Anteuphorbium was given because of its being a reputed anti- 
dote against the acrid poison of the Cape Huphorbium. 
Descr. An erect perfectly glabrous smooth pale green 
succulent shrub, with thick fleshy cylindric stem and 
branches, one half to one inch in diameter, which are con- 
stricted at the base. Zeaves about an inch long, erect, oblong 
or linear-oblong, acute or obtuse, pale green and fleshy like 
the branches, with rounded quite entire margins; petiole 
excessively short, produced down the stem as three slender 
lines. Heads an inch long, cylindric, erect, solitary, axillary ; 
peduncle very stout, almost clavate, with a few slender, 
scattered linear bracts, which are shorter than the head. 
Lnvolucral bracts numerous, linear or linear-lanceolate, acumi- 
nate, green, slightly red at the base. #/owers all tubular, 
scarcely exceeding the involucre, yellow with a rose tinge. 
Corolla with short lobes. Anthers exserted. Stigmatic arms 
with short, conical, acute papillose tips. Achene small, quite 
smooth, crowned with a rather rigid pappus.—/. D. 7. 
_ Fig. 1, Vertical section of top of peduncle and head; 2, flower; 3, stamen : 
—all magnified. 
