Euphorbia marrupana Bruyns

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Frequency:	locally frequent
Status:	Native
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Derivation of specific name:	marrupana: of Marrupa in Niassa northern Mozambique, where the type specimen was collected.
Habitat:	On granite domes in shallow soils in dense mats of Coleochloa.
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Worldwide distribution:	Only known from northern Mozambique.
Mozambique distribution:	N
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Endemic status:	Endemic
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Literature:	Bruyns, P.V. (2006). Three New Species of Euphorbia (Euphorbiaceae) from South Tropical Africa Novon A Journal for Botanical Nomenclature 16(4) Pages 456 - 457. Protologue (Includes a picture). 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.

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Euphorbia marrupana
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