Euphorbia schimperiana Scheele
var. pubescens (N.E. Br.) S. Carter

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Entrance to Zovo Chipolo Trail, Nyika National Park

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Synonyms:	Euphorbia longecornuta Pax var. pubescens N.E. Br. Euphorbia longipetiolata Pax & K. Hoffm.
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Status:	Native
Description:	See var. schimperiana for general details. This variety differs in stems usually being pubescent, sometimes only below the insertion of the leaves and bracts on the stem. Young leaves often sparsely hairy beneath.
Notes:	This is the only variety so far recorded from Mozambique.
Derivation of specific name:	pubescent: velvety hairy.
Habitat:	Along edges for forest, in clearings and in montane grassland.
Altitude range:	650 - 2300 m
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Worldwide distribution:	Nigeria, Cameroon, Uganda, southern Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Mozambique distribution:	Z,T
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Content last updated:	Thursday 11 October 2018
Literature:	Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 146. Carter, S. & Leach, L.C. (2001). Euphorbiaceae: subfamily Euphorbioideae: tribe Euphorbieae Flora Zambesiaca 9(5) Pages 368 - 369. Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 57. As Euphorbia schimperiana. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 41. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 49.

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