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Euphorbia virosa

Euphorbia virosa flowers
Common names: poison euphorbia (Eng.); Boesmansgif, boomgif, gifboom, noors, melkbos, naboom ( Afr.); nhlangaume (Shangana)
Family: Euphorbiaceae

... Desert NBG Zolisa Kontsiwe Karoo Desert NBG June 2013   Euphorbia virosa is a tough succulent which usually grows up ... tip of the stems followed by red fruits in late winter. Euphorbia virosa is widely distributed from the northwestern ... stony regions associated with rugged hills and mountains. Euphorbia virosa produces yellow flowers in late winter and ...

10 / 06 / 2013 | Z Kontsiwe | Karoo Desert NBG
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Euphorbia umfoloziensis

Euphorbia umfoloziensis
Common names: Umfolozi euphorbia (Eng.); (some euphorbias are commonly known as umhlonhlo in isiZulu)
Family: Euphorbiaceae

... Unit, Pretoria National Botanical Garden March 2022   Euphorbia umfoloziensis is a long-lived, low-growing ... spine shield may either be continuous or discontinuous. Euphorbia umfoloziensis has numerous inflorescences on new ... climate is late winter and spring. Fig. 2. Section of Euphorbia umfoloziensis branch showing characteristic paired ...

28 / 03 / 2022 | Nokukhanya Nozipho Mhlongo | TSP
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Euphorbia tuberosa

Euphorbia tuberosa
Common names: milk-ball, wild charlock (Eng.); melkbol, wilderamenas (Afr.)
Family: Euphorbiaceae

... Karoo Desert National Botanical Garden November 2018 Euphorbia tuberosa is a spineless, deciduous, dwarf succulent ... with 5, yellowish or green lobes, in winter and spring. Euphorbia tuberosa is an abundant and very widely distributed ... be moved around, because it must be kept dry in summer. Euphorbia tuberosa has minute, brightly coloured, yellowish ...

05 / 11 / 2018 | Shireen Harris | Karoo Desert NBG
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Euphorbia triangularis

Euphorbia triangularis
Common names: river euphorbia, chandelier-tree, tree euphorbia (Eng.); riviernaboom (Afr.); umhlonthlo (isiXhosa); umhlonhlowane, isiphapha (IsiZulu)
Family: Euphorbiaceae

... altitudes up to 1 665 m above sea level. Flowers of  Euphorbia triangularis attract butterflies, bees and other ... adaptable for growing in rocky areas and shallow soil. Euphorbia Euphorbia triangularis grows quite easily from seeds sown in ...

10 / 09 / 2018 | Bathabile Ndlovu | KwaZulu-Natal NBG
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Euphorbia tirucalli

Euphorbia tirucalli
Common names: pencil plant, rubber-hedge euphorbia (Eng.); kraalmelkbos (Afr.)
Family: Euphorbiaceae

... Voigt Harold Porter NBG December 2007 The rubber-hedge euphorbia is a many-branched, succulent plant, usually 3-5 m ... the slightest injury. There are more than 2000 species of Euphorbia found in the warmer parts of the world. Of ... glance are often mistaken for cacti. The rubber-hedge euphorbia has its southernmost African distribution in the ...

24 / 12 / 2007 | Werner Voigt | Harold Porter NBG
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Euphorbia stellispina

E.stellispina
Common names: sterretjie-noors, noorsdoring (Afr.)
Family: Euphorbiaceae

... Oliver Karoo Desert National Botanical Garden July 2005 Euphorbia stellispina is a tall, unisexual, multi-stemmed ... Seeds are dispersed when the capsules dry and burst open. Euphorbia stellispina has a very wide distribution, ... bushes. Pollination is mainly by bees and sometimes wasps. Euphorbia stellispina produces white latex sap which helps ...

01 / 08 / 2005 | Roger Oliver | Karoo Desert NBG
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Euphorbia sekukuniensis

Euphorbia sekukuniensis
Common names: Sekhukhune candelabra-tree, Sekhukhune euphorbia (Eng.); sekhukhunenaboom (Afr.)
Family: Euphorbiaceae

... Mabuya Pretoria National Botanical Garden November 2017   Euphorbia sekukuniensis is a small, spiny, succulent tree ... The fruit is a 3-lobed capsule, 8–9 mm in diameter. Euphorbia sekukuniensis is closely related to E. grandidens , ... and united spines that form a margin on the branches.  Euphorbia sekukuniensis is endemic in South Africa, only ...

27 / 11 / 2017 | Ntuthuko Mabuya | Pretoria NBG
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Euphorbia schinzii

Euphorbia schinzii
Common names: rock-milkbush, northern noors, Schinz’s spurge (Eng.); klipmelkbossie (Afr.)
Family: Euphorbiaceae

... Andrew Deacon, Kenneth Oberlander and Linda Loffler. Euphorbia schinzii typically is a small, low-growing, compact ... (June to September). The fruit is a 3-lobed capsule. Euphorbia schinzii exhibits a wide distribution across ... arid landscapes, attesting to its remarkable adaptability. Euphorbia schinzii is adaptated for survival in arid ...

29 / 04 / 2024 | Rofhiwa Ratshibvumo | National Herbarium Pretoria
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Euphorbia pseudoglobosa

Euphorbia pseudoglobosa
Common names: false milkballs, false globosa, false globose spurge, false globose euphorbia (Eng.);
Family: Euphorbiaceae

... H. Schnabel and Yvette van Wyk, from their observations of Euphorbia pseudoglobosa on iNaturalist. Euphorbia pseudoglobosa is a dwarf succulent or succulent ... smooth and has a grey-green to red appearance. Fig. 2: Euphorbia pseudoglobosa displays considerable variation in ...

10 / 07 / 2023 | Nokukhanya Nozipho Mhlongo | TSP
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Euphorbia obesa

Euphorbia obesa
Common names: Sea Urchin, Baseball, Vetmensie
Family: Euphorbiaceae

... Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden February 2002 Euphorbia obesa  can grow to 20 cm in height with a diameter ... root. The leaves are very rudimentary and soon drop off. Euphorbia obesa is dioecious, i.e. male and female flowers ... highly reduced male flowers or a single female flower. In Euphorbia obesa , the cyathia appear in summer, from ...

18 / 02 / 2002 | | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Euphorbia nesemannii

Euphorbia nesemannii (Werner Voigt)
Common names: Nesemann's euphorbia (Eng.); melkpol (Afr.)
Family: Euphorbiaceae

... Helme for assistance with information for this article. Euphorbia nesemannii is a spiny succulent shrublet with ... autumn and mid-winter. The fruits are dark brown to black. Euphorbia nesemannii is endemic to South Africa, and is found ... summers. The flowers are pollinated by generalist flies. Euphorbia Euphorbia nesemannii can be propagated both by ...

13 / 08 / 2018 | Sinikeziwe Ncaphayi | Karoo Desert NBG
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Euphorbia mauritanica

Euphorbia mauritanica
Common names: yellow milk bush, golden spurge (Eng.); geelmelkbos, beesmelkbos, gifmelkbos, kaalmelkbos, kleinmelkbos (Afr.)
Family: Euphorbiaceae

... Garden April 2008 With additions by Yvonne Reynolds Euphorbia mauritanica is a monoecious, spineless, ... the plant is injured, it produces milky sap at the cut. Euphorbia mauritanica grows very well in dry climates and in ... easily. It is also known to be fast growing. This euphorbia is sometimes the host plant for Hydnora africana ...

07 / 04 / 2008 | Allen Gcina Nene | Walter Sisulu NBG
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Euphorbia ingens

E. ingens tree
Common names: common tree Euphorbia (Eng.); naboom, gewone naboom (Afr.); mohlohlokgomo, mokgoto (Northern Sotho); unHlonhlo (Sw); Nkondze, Nkonde (Tswana)
Family: Euphorbiaceae

... birds such as woodpeckers often use dead sections. Euphorbia These plants are easy to grow and make a wonderful ... that can be considered or planted as companion plants to Euphorbia ingens are E. tirucalli (rubber euphorbia) and E. grandidens (valley-bush euphorbia). This ...

05 / 07 / 2004 | Lou-nita LeRoux | Lowveld NBG
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Euphorbia groenewaldii

Euphorbia groenewaldii (Seloba Chuene)
Common names: none
Family: Euphorbiaceae

... Lerato Hoveka National Herbarium, Pretoria May 2016   Euphorbia groenewaldii is a caudiform succulent with a single ... are 3-lobed, with each locule containing one or two seeds. Euphorbia groenewaldii is endemic to the Polokwane area in ... per month during the summer (November, December, Janary). Euphorbia groenewaldii plants can be damaged by fire, but ...

30 / 05 / 2016 | Lerato Hoveka | National Herbarium Pretoria
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Euphorbia grandidens

Euphorbia grandidens. Photo Geoff Nichols
Common names: valleybush euphorbia, large-toothed euphorbia (Eng.); valleibosnaboom, groottandnaboom (Afr.); umhlontlo (isiXhosa); umhlonhlo wehlathi (isiZulu)
Family: Euphorbiaceae

... outgrowths). Fruiting time is from September to November. Euphorbia is a cosmopolitan genus. It consists of about 2 000 ... distributed worldwide. There are about 200 species of Euphorbia found distributed in Sub-Saharan Africa; Angola, ... and Mozambique and extending through to southern Africa. Euphorbia grandidens is native to South Africa, Lesotho and ...

31 / 08 / 2015 | Sifiso Mnxati | KwaZulu-Natal Herbarium
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Euphorbia globosa

Euphorbia globosa
Common names: globose euphorbia, globose spurge (Eng.); eierpol, knopmelkbol, langbeentjie (Afr.)
Family: Euphorbiaceae

... Herbarium, Pretoria February 2017 Photos: Andrew Hankey Euphorbia globosa is a dwarf succulent composed of usually ... fruit capsule. The fruit bursts open to release seeds. Euphorbia globosa is a slow-growing and long-lived plant. Euphorbia globosa is endemic to the Eastern Cape Province, ...

13 / 02 / 2017 | Tandiwe Nkonki | National Herbarium Pretoria
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Euphorbia flanaganii

Euphorbia flanaganii
Common names: Transkei medusa’s head, Flanagan’s euphorbia (Eng.); vingerpol (Afr.); nhlehle, isihlehle (Zul.)
Family: Euphorbiaceae

... Mabuya Pretoria National Botanical Garden March 2019 Euphorbia flanaganii is a dwarf succulent plant with a ... of 32ºC in summer and there is no frost.  Flowers of Euphorbia flanaganii attract butterflies, bees and other ... and branches and the plant can resprout after veld fires. Euphorbia Euphorbia flanaganii is fast growing and thrives in ...

04 / 03 / 2019 | Ntuthuko Mabuya | Pretoria NBG
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Euphorbia cupularis

Euphorbia cupularis leaves.  Photo Geoff Nichols
Common names: dead-man’s tree, crying tree (Eng.); dooiemansboom, gifboom (Afr.); umdlebe, umdletshane (isiZulu); sidlejane (isiSwati); mulamba-noni (Tshivenda)
Family: Euphorbiaceae

... the authors thank Geoff Nichols for the images. Euphorbia cupularis is a deciduous, succulent shrub or small ... ecological challenges that are prevalent in its habitat. Euphorbia cupularis exhibits ecological adaptations for ... bees and butterflies, are mostly the main pollinators of Euphorbia cupulare . Pollinators are drawn to the nectar that ...

11 / 09 / 2023 | Nthabiseng Lucia Masetla | Walter Sisulu NBG
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Euphorbia cooperi

Fruiting branches image ©Geoff Nichols
Common names: bushveld candelabra tree (Eng.); norsdoring (Afr.)
Family: Euphorbiaceae

... through Swaziland and up to Messina in Limpopo. Euphorbia Euphorbia cooperi can create a statement in any garden due to ... of the garden would be ideal for these water-wise plants. Euphorbia cooperi is a succulent tree up to 7 m tall, with ...

28 / 02 / 2005 | J K Baloyi | Pretoria NBG
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Euphorbia clivicola

Family: Euphorbiaceae

... of Rare and Endangered Wildflowers (CREW) April 2012   Euphorbia clivicola is a short, spiny perennial succulent ... locule. Plants produce toxic, milky latex (Smart 1999). Euphorbia clivicola occurs in two populations which are about ... on the outskirts of Polokwane (Pfab & Witkowski 1998). Euphorbia clivicola grows on gentle slopes with northern and ...

30 / 04 / 2012 | Lerato Hoveka | CREW
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