Pedilanthus tithymaloides (L.) A. Poit.
subsp. smallii (Millsp.) Dressler

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Photo: Sune Holt
Vuca Interior, Inhassoro, Inhambane, Mozambique

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Common names:	Bird cactus (English)
Description:	Shrub to 3 m with strongly zigzag branches Leaves fleshy, often variegated with yellowish-green or pink. Cymes in clusters; cyathia with 4 glands enclosed by a beak-like extension.
Notes:
Derivation of specific name:	tithymaloides: from Tithymalus, an ancient name used by Pliny the Elder to describe a Euphorbia; smallii: after Dr John Kunkel Small, 1869-1938, American explorer and botanist, who probably collected or
Flowering time:
Worldwide distribution:	Southern Florida and Cuba.
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Insects associated with this species:
Spot characters:	Display spot characters for this species
Image last updated:	Monday 7 November 2016
Literature:	Carter, S. & Leach, L.C. (2001). Euphorbiaceae: subfamily Euphorbioideae: tribe Euphorbieae Flora Zambesiaca 9(5) Page 452.

Flora of Malawi: cultivated Pedilanthus tithymaloides subsp. smallii
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Pedilanthus tithymaloides subsp. smallii

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