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Euphorbia heterophylla

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Identification
Isotype of Euphorbia heterophylla L. [family EUPHORBIACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Not on sheet,
Related name
  • Euphorbia sp.
  • Poinsettia cyathophora
  • Euphorbia geniculata
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  • Euphorbia capitata
  • Poinsettia inornata
  • Euphorbia cyathophora
  • Euphorbia elliptica
  • Euphorbia prunifolia
  • Euphorbia heterophylla
  • Euphorbia rugosa
  • Euphorbia barbellata
Common name
  • euphorbe bicolore (Berhaut)., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • annual poinsettia (Deighton)., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • kpá’kpla (KD) (GHANA, GA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2
  • ẹgẹ́lẹ (Egunjobi) (NIGERIA, YORUBA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 2

Flora

Entry for EUPHORBIA heterophylla L. [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 heterophylla L. [family EUPHORBIACEAE], (1753).
EUPHORBIA geniculata Ortega [family EUPHORBIACEAE], (1797).
Information
Annual herb to 60 cm high, with branches glabrous to sparsely pilose towards the apices. Leaves ovate, to 6 x 3 cm, margin with minute distant gland-tipped teeth, both surfaces, especially the lower, sparsely pilose with septate hairs, glabrescent; petiole to 2 cm long; stipular glands purplish. Cyathia densely clustered in terminal and axillary cymes, forking 2–5 times with progressively shorter rays from 5 cm to 2 mm long; basal bracts similar to the leaves but progressively smaller and subsessile above. Cyathia glabrous, 3.5 mm in diam.; gland peltate, funnel-shaped with a circular opening 1.2 mm wide, often red-rimmed. Styles 1 mm long. Capsule exserted on a recurved pedicel 6 mm long, deeply 3-lobed, 4.5 x 5.5 mm. Seeds conical with acute apex, 2.6 x 2.4 mm, bluntly tuberculate, blackish brown.
Range
S1, 2 naturalized throughout tropical Africa, a pantropical weed originating from Central America.
Altitude range
0–375 m.
Distribution
SOMALIA Beckett 1490B; Eagleton 97.

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