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Euphorbia tettensis
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Plateau above Nhagutua Gorge, Cheringoma
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Plateau above Nhagutua Gorge, Cheringoma
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| Synonyms: |
Chamaesyce tettensis (Klotzsch) Koutnik |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | locally frequent |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Erect annual herb, up to c. 25 cm tall or with spreading, semi-prostrate branches up to 35 cm long. All parts with silky white hairs. Leaves opposite, subsessile, ovate-lanceolate, up to 2.5 cm long, obliquely cordate at the base, upper surface sometimes with a reddish blotch over the midrib; margin entire. Stipules linear, c. 1 mm long. Flowers axillary with 4 white or pink, petal-like appendages. Capsule acutely 3-lobed, c. 2 mm in diameter, densely covered in silky hairs, exserted on a reflexed pedicel. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | tettensis: of Tete in Mozambique |
| Habitat: | Deciduous woodland on stony or sandy ground. |
| Altitude range: | 50 - 1550 m |
| Flowering time: | |
| Worldwide distribution: | Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe and a single specimen from Soutpansberg, Limpopo, South Africa. |
| Mozambique distribution: | T,MS |
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| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Saturday 1 June 2013 |
| Literature: |
Carter, S. & Leach, L.C. (2001). Euphorbiaceae: subfamily Euphorbioideae: tribe Euphorbieae Flora Zambesiaca 9(5) Page 348. Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 26. 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. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 56. as Chamaesyce tettensis |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Euphorbia tettensisAfrican Plant Database: Euphorbia tettensis
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