African Plant Database


Euphorbia ampliphylla Pax
Family : EUPHORBIACEAE
Information on the genus : Euphorbia
 
 
Status
Status for TA : accepted (present)
 
Synonym(s) Heterotypic
=Euphorbia menelikii Pax (1907)
=Euphorbia sancta Pax (1907)
=*Euphorbia abyssinica auct. Engl.
=*Euphorbia obovalifolia auct. sensu N.E.Br., non A.Rich.
=Euphorbia winkleri Pax (1902)
 
Ecology and distribution
Trop. Afr.
Biology : Tree to 10-(30) m with a simple trunk to ± 90 cm Ø; primary branches ascending, rebranching irregularly and ± densely at the apices to form a spreading rounded crown;
Ecology : Well-drained rocky slopes with evergreen moister forest; often left after clearance; Podocarpus latifolius, Olea capensis forest; (1200-)2700 m alt.
  Probably the tallest succulent Euphorbia.

Bibliography for Southern Africa :
  • Énum. Pl. Fleurs Afr. Trop. 1: 214 (1991).
 
More info on :
see under Jstor_African Plant Initiative
 
Map
carte afrique num 105971
 
Record n°105971
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