Euphorbia contorta L.C. Leach

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Status:	Native
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Worldwide distribution:	Only known from northern Mozambique.
Mozambique distribution:	N,Z
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Endemic status:	Endemic
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Literature:	Carter, S. & Leach, L.C. (2001). Euphorbiaceae: subfamily Euphorbioideae: tribe Euphorbieae Flora Zambesiaca 9(5) Page 420. 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. Leach, L.C. (1964). Euphorbia species from the Flora Zambesiaca area: 2 Kirkia 4 Pages 17 - 18. Protologue

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