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Euphorbia carteriana

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Name

Identification
Euphorbia carteriana Bally [family EUPHORBIACEAE ] (stored under name);
Related name
  • Euphorbia carteriana

Flora

Entry for EUPHORBIA carteriana Bally [family EUPHORBIACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora Somalia
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora Somalia, Vol 1, (1993) Author: by S. Carter (Euphorbia, Monadenium), M. G. Gilbert (Acalypha, Andrachne, Antidesma, Bridelia, Caperonia, Cephalocroton, Chrozophora, Clutia, Dalechampia, Flueggea, Givotia, Manihot, Meineckia, Micrococca, Oldfieldia, Phyllanthus, Ricinus, Suregada, Tragia), and M. Thulin (Croton, Drypetes, Erythrococca, Excoecaria, Jatropha, Spirostachys and Thecacoris) [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
Names
EUPHORBIA carteriana Bally [family EUPHORBIACEAE], (1964);. type: S2, 12.5 km N of “Giohar”, Bally 9539 (K holo., EA G iso.).
Information
Spreading much-branched shrub 2–4 m high. Branches fleshy, 3(–4)-angled, deeply winged, irregularly and shallowly constricted into oblong segments c. 20 x 3.5 cm, bright green, conspicuously variegated when young; angles sinuately toothed, with teeth 2–4 cm apart. Spine-shields joined to form a continuous horny margin 1–2.5 mm wide along the angles; spine pairs to 1.5 cm long, much shorter at the constrictions; prickles minute. Cymes solitary, rarely 2 at each flowering eye, 2–6-forked, with peduncles and cyme branches to c. 1 cm long. Cyathia 8 mm in diam. with involucre red; glands 4 mm broad, touching, yellow. Perianth of the female flower with 3 obvious lobes 0.5 mm long; styles 3.5 mm long, joined to halfway. Capsule exserted on an erect pedicel c. 6 mm long, acutely 3-lobed with truncate base and apex, 7 x 15 mm. Seeds not seen.
Range
S2 not known elsewhere.
Altitude range
50–150 m.
Distribution
SOMALIA Bally 9395; Bally & Melville 15280; Bavazzano & Lavranos s.n.
Notes
Qabibi (Som.).

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