Euphorbia cyparissioides Pax

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Main Harare-Mutare Rd nr Marondera

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Synonyms:	Euphorbia dejecta N.E. Br. Euphorbia ericifolia Pax Euphorbia genistoides sensu Hiern, non Berg Euphorbia huillensis Pax Euphorbia whyteana sensu Eyles
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Status:	Native
Description:	Hairless perennial herb with annual stems to 30 cm high, growing from a woody rootstock. Leaves numerous, sessile, spreading to reflexed, linear-lanceolate, to 30 mm long, rounded and apiculate at the apex. Inflorescences usually clustered in terminal umbels. Cyathia c. 3-5 mm, broadly cup-shaped; glands 4-7, rounded, 2-horned or crenulate, bright yellow. Male flowers many; female 1. Capsule deeply 3-lobed, borne on a pedicel up to 1.5 cm long.
Type location:	Sudan
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Habitat:	A pyrophyte of grassland and open woodland
Altitude range:	1000 - 2285 m
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Worldwide distribution:	Angola, Cameroon, DRC, Uganda, Sudan and Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca):	N,W,C
Zambian distribution (Provinces):	Nw,Lp,N,C
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Literature:	Baumann, G. (2005). Photographic Guide to Wildflowers of Malawi Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi Pages 70 - 71. (Includes a picture). Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 146. Carter, S. & Leach, L.C. (2001). Euphorbiaceae: subfamily Euphorbioideae: tribe Euphorbieae Flora Zambesiaca 9(5) Pages 372 - 373. Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 26. Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 56. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 41. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 48. Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 92.

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