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Common names: | Bird cactus (English) |
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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Derivation of specific name: | tithymaloides: from Tithymalus, an ancient name used by Pliny the Elder to describe a Euphorbia; smallii: after Dr John Kunkel Small, 1869-1938, American explorer and botanist, who probably collected or |
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Worldwide distribution: | Southern Florida and Cuba. |
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Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Literature: |
Carter, S. & Leach, L.C. (2001). Euphorbiaceae: subfamily Euphorbioideae: tribe Euphorbieae Flora Zambesiaca 9(5) Page 452. |
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