Euphorbia cuneata
cuneata
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Near Zambezi River, Chupanga
Photo: Mark Hyde
Near Zambezi River, Chupanga
Photo: Mark Hyde
Near Zambezi River, Chupanga
Photo: Sune Holt
Vilankulo, Inhambane, Mozambique
Photo: Sune Holt
Vilankulo, Inhambane, Mozambique
Photo: Sune Holt
Vilankulo, Inhambane, Mozambique
Photo: Sune Holt
Vilankulo, Inhambane, Mozambique
Photo: Sune Holt
Vilankulo, Inhambane, Mozambique
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| Status: | Introduced, cultivated and becoming naturalized |
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Woody shrub or small tree, to 4 m tall. Branching alternate (not in threes) with spine-tipped branchlets. Leaves alternate or new growth, borne in clusters on older growth; petiole to 5 mm; lamina to 4.5 × 1.5 cm, obovate, entire, glabrous; base cuneate; apex rounded or emarginate. Inflorescences of 2-5-flowered terminal umbels. Cyathia with funnel- to cup-shaped involucres; glands 5, c. 2.5 mm in diameter, saucer-shaped, yellow. Capsule obtusely 3-lobed, pubescent. Seeds subglobose, smooth, reddish-brown. |
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| Derivation of specific name: | cuneata: wedge-shaped, the narrower end at the base; referring to the leaves. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | From the Arabian Peninsula southwards through Sudan, Ethiopia and coastal regions of Somalia, Kenya and Tanzania; cultivated and sometimes escaping in Mozambique |
| FZ divisions: | MS,GI,M |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Monday 15 December 2014 |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 450. (Includes a picture). Carter, S. & Leach, L.C. (2001). Euphorbiaceae: subfamily Euphorbioideae: tribe Euphorbieae Flora Zambesiaca 9(5) Pages 387 - 389. Parker, T. (2023). Common Trees of Mozambique The Tree Press, Austin, Texas, USA Pages 136 - 137. (Includes a picture). |
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