Euphorbia acervata
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Euphorbia acervata is a species of the genus spurge ( Euphorbia ) in the family of Euphorbiaceae (Euphorbiaceae).
description
The succulent Euphorbia acervata forms small, dense shrubs that grow in tufts up to 30 centimeters in height and 50 centimeters in diameter. They arise from a fleshy and bulbous root. The very blunt and rarely branching shoots are square and 1 to 1.5 centimeters in diameter. On the edges there are protruding warts that are 1 to 1.7 centimeters apart. The obovate thorn shields are 8 millimeters wide and 3 millimeters long and stand individually. 8 millimeter long thorns and up to 2 millimeter long stipule spines are formed.
The inflorescence consists of single, simple and almost sedentary cymes . The funnel-shaped cyathium reaches 5 millimeters in diameter. The elongated nectar glands are colored yellow and touch each other. The bluntly lobed fruit is sessile and 3.75 millimeters wide and 4.25 millimeters long. The egg-shaped seed is about 2 millimeters wide and 1.5 millimeters long and is covered with warts.
Distribution and systematics
Euphorbia acervata is common in Zimbabwe , in the area north and south of the Great Dyke , at altitudes of 1250 to 1700 meters.
The species was first described in 2000 by Susan Carter Holmes .
swell
- Urs Eggli (ed.): Succulent lexicon. Dicotyledons (dicotyledons) . Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 2002, ISBN 3-8001-3915-4 , pp. 109 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Kew Bulletin. Volume 54, No. 4, p. 962. Kew, England 2000
Web links
- Photos and data on the species at Flora of Zimbabwe