Euphorbia stenocaulis Bruyns

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Photo: Ton Rulkens
Close to Mocuba town, Mocuba district, Zambezia province.

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Frequency:	Locally common
Status:	Native
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Derivation of specific name:	stenocaulis: with a narrow stem.
Habitat:	Among dense clumps of Coleochloa in shallow soil on granite domes.
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Worldwide distribution:	Only known from the Mocuba area southern Zambezia Province of Mozambique.
Mozambique distribution:	Z
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Endemic status:	Endemic
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Content last updated:	Tuesday 31 August 2021
Literature:	Bruyns, P.V. (2006). Three New Species of Euphorbia (Euphorbiaceae) from South Tropical Africa Novon A Journal for Botanical Nomenclature 16(4) Page 457. Protologue 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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