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Confinalis

Euphorbia confinalis subsp. confinalis

Description

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Succulent spiny single-stemmed tree with a crown of curved, ascending branches. Stem and branches 3-4-angled, constricted at the nodes; segments with parallel sides. Spine-shields stout and conspicuous. It is distinguished from var. rhodesiaca by its 3-4 angled trunk and single-stemmed trunk. It occurs at low altitudes in the South-East of Zimbabwe and South Africa.
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Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
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Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Euphorbia confinalis R.A. Dyer
subsp. confinalis Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=135780
author
Mark Hyde
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Bart Wursten
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Petra Ballings
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Worldwide distribution

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Zimbabwe, Mozambique and S Africa
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cc-by-nc
copyright
Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
bibliographic citation
Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Euphorbia confinalis R.A. Dyer
subsp. confinalis Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=135780
author
Mark Hyde
author
Bart Wursten
author
Petra Ballings
original
visit source
partner site
Flora of Zimbabwe