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Synadenium cupulare
Sheba Valley Death Tree, Dead Man's Tree, Crying Tree
| Family |
| Euphorbiaceae |
| Genus |
| Synadenium |
| Species |
| cupulare |
| Category |
| Tropicals |
| Type |
| Tree (evergreen), Shrub (evergreen) |
| Synonyms |
| Synadenium arborescens, Euphorbia cupularis |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 9b - 11 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cold season protection under glass. |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H3 - H1c |
| Temperature (°C) |
| - 3.8 - above 4.5 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 25 - 40 |
| Height |
| 2.4 - 4.5 m |
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Cultivars
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Leaf Description |
| Entirely glabrous, to 14 × 5.5 cm, obovate, obtuse at the apex, tapering at the base into a petiole 5–10 mm long, margins entire, lower surface often blotched with red and midrib with a crenulate keel 1 mm wide. |
| Flower Description |
| Male flowers have bracteoles that are 2 mm long, filamentous, plumose; stamens 3.5 mm long. Female flower has a pubescent ovary; styles 2 mm long, joined for one-third, apices bifid.Capsule and seeds not seen. |
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