Euphorbia rubriflora N.E. Br.

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Zambezi river Drive, Zambezi National Park

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Description:	Annual or short-lived perennial herb with prostrate branches up to 25 cm long. Leaves opposite, oblong-ovate, up to 13 mm long with a rounded apex, subcordate at the base, hairless; margin entire; petiole up to 1 mm long; stipules linear, up to 1.5 mm long. Flower cymes in terminal and pseudoaxillary clusters. Glands 4, transversely elliptic c.0.7 mm wide with conspicuous white, pink or red appendages. Capsule acutely 3-lobed c. 1.8 mm long, hairy on the angles, just exserted on a reflexed pedicel up to 2 mm long.
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Derivation of specific name:	rubriflora: with red flowers
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Worldwide distribution:	Northern Botswana, southern Zambia and western Zimbabwe.
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Literature:	Carter, S. & Leach, L.C. (2001). Euphorbiaceae: subfamily Euphorbioideae: tribe Euphorbieae Flora Zambesiaca 9(5) Page 360. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 41. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 49. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 57.

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