Euphorbia carunculifera
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Euphorbia carunculifera is a species of the genus spurge ( Euphorbia ) in the family of Euphorbiaceae (Euphorbiaceae).
description
The succulent Euphorbia carunculifera forms shrubs up to 2.5 meters high, which branch out from the base and are apparently dioecious . The rod-shaped branches are orange-tomentose in the new shoot and lignify later.
The male inflorescence consists of cymes that stand densely, are almost sessile and form terminal tufts. The cymes appear in fewer numbers in the female. The inflorescence stalks are about 2 millimeters long. The cyathia are felty and 4.5 millimeters in size. The elliptical nectar glands are colored yellow and stand individually. The egg-shaped fruits are three or four times bluntly lobed and are up to 10 millimeters long and 8 millimeters wide. They stand on a strong stem up to 9 millimeters long and the surface is brownish-tomentose. The egg-shaped seed is about 4 millimeters long and 3 millimeters wide. It has a smooth surface and an appendage .
Distribution and systematics
Euphorbia carunculifera is common in Angola .
The species was first described in 1970 by Leslie Charles Leach . A synonyms for this type is Tirucallia carunculifera (LCLeach) PVHeath (1996).
The following subspecies are distinguished:
- Euphorbia carunculifera ssp. carunculifera Distribution: in arid deserts in the Moçâmedes district in Angola
- Euphorbia carunculifera ssp. subfastigiata L.C.Leach (1974); a synonym of the subspecies is Tirucallia carunculifera var. fasciata P.V.Heath (1996); Distribution: in western Angola, on stony hills near the sea; In contrast to the trunk species, the growth is significantly more upright and tree-like, the inflorescences are more densely covered with felt
swell
- Urs Eggli (ed.): Succulent lexicon. Dicotyledons (dicotyledons) . Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 2002, ISBN 3-8001-3915-4 , pp. 128 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Boletim da Sociedade Broteriana Series 2, Volume 44, pp. 190-196, 1970
Web links
- Site photos of the kind at southernafricanplants.net