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Euphorbia depauperata
tsetserrensis
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Photo: Stefaan Dondeyne
On the western buttress, Tsetsera plateau
Photo: Stefaan Dondeyne
On the western buttress, Tsetsera plateau
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Perennial herb, producing numerous annual stems, up to 60 cm high. Leaves more or less broadly obovate, up to 8 cm long, rounded at the apex. Fruit shallowly 3-lobed, densely verrucose. |
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| Habitat: | Montane grassland |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 1500 - 2200 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Confined to the Tsetserra and Himalaya Mts in Zimbabwe and Mozambique. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | E |
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| Endemic status: | Near Endemic |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Tuesday 4 August 2015 |
| Literature: |
Carter, S. & Leach, L.C. (2001). Euphorbiaceae: subfamily Euphorbioideae: tribe Euphorbieae Flora Zambesiaca 9(5) Pages 374 - 375. Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 26. Darbyshire, I., Timberlake, J., Osborne, J., Rokni, S., Matimele, H., Langa. C., Datizua, C., de Sousa, C., Alves, T., Massingue, A., Hadj-Hammou, J., Dhanda, S., Shah, T., Wursten, B. (2019). The endemic plants of Mozambique: diversity and conservation status Phytotaxa 136 Page 84. Mapaura, A. (2002). Endemic Plant Species of Zimbabwe. Kirkia 18(1) Page 138. 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. |
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Euphorbia depauperata
Plants of the World Online: Euphorbia depauperata
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