Synadenium grantii

A thornless semi-succulent, evergreen shrub or small tree, erect, richly branched from near the base and in its habitat becoming up to 3,5(-10) m in height with an equal spread.
BARK: bark of the older parts pale greyish. Younger branches 1/3– 1/2 in. thick, glabrous, green and somewhat fleshy, becoming woody and thickening with age
LEAVES:  leaves are fleshy, spirally arranged, crowded towards the ends of stems, 7.5–10cm long and 2.5–4cm wide, dark green above and paler beneath, with a prominent midrib.
FLOWERS:  green to yellowish-green, mostly concealed by lance-shaped bracts that are purplish-green above and reddish-purple beneath
FRUITS:  The fruits are absent in cultivation. 7 x 8 mm, pubescent, red, pedicel ± 5 mm long.

An ornamental and hedge or cover plant and under glass in colder regions.

African milk bush is native to tropical eastern Africa (i.e. Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Burundi, Rwanda and eastern Zaire).

Pruning.