Euphorbia cuneata Vahl
subsp. cuneata

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Photo: Mark Hyde
Near Zambezi River, Chupanga

Photo: Sune Holt
Vilankulo, Inhambane, Mozambique

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Status:	Introduced, cultivated and becoming naturalized
Description:	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
Mozambique distribution:	MS,GI,M
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Content 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.

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