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Euphorbia wildii
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Mtoroshanga Pass, Great Dyke
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Mtoroshanga Pass, Great Dyke
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Mtoroshanga Pass, Great Dyke
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Great Dyke, nr Kopje Tops, Mavhuradonha Wilderness Area
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Great Dyke, nr Kopje Tops, Mavhuradonha Wilderness Area
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Great Dyke, nr Kopje Tops, Mavhuradonha Wilderness Area
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Great Dyke, nr Kopje Tops, Mavhuradonha Wilderness Area
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| Synonyms: | |
| Common names: | Wild's euphorbia (English) |
| Frequency: | very locally common |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Stout succulent, sparely branched shrub up to 3 m high. Branches up to 5 cm in diameter, covered in rhomboid tubercles pp to 15 mm in diameter, hairless. Leaves subsessile, obovate lanceolate, up to 12 cm long, blue-green, hairless; margin entire. Inflorescences in axillary and terminal branched heads, on leafy branches, arising from the axils of the tubercles. Bracts sessile, deltoid, up to 3.5 cm long. Flowers unisexual in the same inflorescence. Capsule subglobose, 3-lobed, up to 13 mm long, exserted on a curved pedicel, c. 1 cm long. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | wildii: named for Professor Hiram Wild |
| Habitat: | In Great Dyke grassland |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 1480 - 1700 m |
| Flowering time: | |
| Worldwide distribution: | Only known from the northern Great Dyke, Zimbabwe |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | N |
| Growth form(s): | Shrub under 2 m. |
| Endemic status: | Endemic |
| Red data list status: | Lower Risk - near threatened |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Sunday 15 May 2016 |
| Literature: |
Carter, S. & Leach, L.C. (2001). Euphorbiaceae: subfamily Euphorbioideae: tribe Euphorbieae Flora Zambesiaca 9(5) Page 385. (Includes a picture). Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 253. Golding, J.S. (ed.) (2002). Zimbabwe Plant Red Data List. Southern African Plant Red Data Lists. SABONET 14 Page 173. Leach, L.C. (1975). Euphorbia species from the Flora Zambesiaca area: 11 Kirkia 10(1) Page 293. Mapaura, A. (2002). Endemic Plant Species of Zimbabwe. Kirkia 18(1) Page 139. 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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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Euphorbia wildiiAfrican Plant Database: Euphorbia wildii
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Euphorbia wildii
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