Euphorbia ambroseae
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Euphorbia ambroseae is a species of the genus spurge ( Euphorbia ) in the family of Euphorbiaceae (Euphorbiaceae).
description
The succulent Euphorbia ambroseae forms shrubs up to 2 meters high with sparsely branched main shoots up to 4 centimeters thick. The upright side branches are square and 1 to 2 centimeters wide. On the edges there are bulged teeth at a distance of 1 to 2.5 centimeters. The elongated thorn shields do not touch and have occasionally grown together to form a thin horn rim. Very small thorns and 1 to 2 millimeter long stipple spines are formed. The thick and short-lived leaves are up to 10 millimeters long and 9 millimeters wide.
The inflorescence consists of single and simple cymes , which stand on 1 millimeter long stems. The cyathia reach about 6 millimeters in diameter. The elongated nectar glands touch and are yellow in color. The approximately spherical fruit stands on a 1.5 millimeter long stem and is up to 3.5 millimeters long and 5 millimeters wide. The almost round seed is covered with goods and reaches about 2 millimeters in diameter.
Distribution and systematics
Euphorbia ambroseae is common in Mozambique and Malawi .
The first description of the species was in 1964 by Leslie Charles Leach . A distinction is made between the following varieties:
- Euphorbia ambroseae var. Ambroseae
- Euphorbia ambroseae var. Spinosa L.C.Leach (1977); differs from the trunk species by conspicuous thorns and stipple thorns
swell
- Urs Eggli (ed.): Succulent lexicon. Dicotyledons (dicotyledons) . Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 2002, ISBN 3-8001-3915-4 , pp. 111 .
Individual evidence
Web links
- Data and photos on the species at euphorbia.de