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tithymaloides

Pedilanthus tithymaloides (L.) A. Poit.
subsp. smallii (Millsp.) Dressler

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Synonyms:
Common names:	Bird cactus (English)
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Status:	Cultivated
Description:	Shrub to 3 m with strongly zigzag branches Leaves fleshy, often variegated with yellowish-green or pink. Cymes in clusters; cyathia with 4 glands enclosed by a beak-like extension.
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Other sources of information about Pedilanthus tithymaloides:

African Plant Database: Pedilanthus tithymaloides
Biodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Pedilanthus tithymaloides
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Pedilanthus tithymaloides
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Pedilanthus tithymaloides
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Pedilanthus tithymaloides
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Pedilanthus tithymaloides
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Pedilanthus tithymaloides
JSTOR Plant Science: Pedilanthus tithymaloides
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Pedilanthus tithymaloides
Tropicos: Pedilanthus tithymaloides
West African Plants database: Pedilanthus tithymaloides

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