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Synonyms:
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| Common names:
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Caribbean copper plant (English)
Chocolate bush (English)
Mexican shrubby spurge (English)
Red spurge (English)
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| Description:
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Unarmed small tree or shrub usually up to 5 m. Leaves opposite or in whorls of 3: petiole long, 2-8 cm; lamina broadly ovate to subcircular, 2-6 × 2-4 cm, reddish-purple; margin entire; base subtruncate, apex obtuse. Bracts small. Inflorescence of small few-branched cymes consisting of tiny cyathia bearing 4-6 purplish glands with creamy-white, semi-circular, lobed, petaloid appendages. Capsules smooth, glabrous. |
| Notes:
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| Derivation of specific name:
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cotinifolia: with leaves like Cotinus (Anacardiaceae) |
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| Worldwide distribution:
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Native from Mexico to tropical America |
| Growth form(s):
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Tree, shrub over 2 m.
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| Spot characters:
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Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature:
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Parker, T. (2023). Common Trees of Mozambique The Tree Press, Austin, Texas, USA Pages 134 - 135. (Includes a picture).
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