Jatropha erythropoda Pax & K. Hoffm. |
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Family : EUPHORBIACEAE |
Protologue : Engl. Pflanzenreich, Euphorb -Jatroph. 66 (1910) |
Information on the genus : Jatropha |
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Status
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Status for SA : | accepted (present) |
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Status for TA : | accepted (present) |
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Ecology and distribution |
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Biology : |
Erect several-stemmed somewhat fleshy perennial herb to 30 cm tall; tuber to 16x3,5 cm, elongate or ellipsoid, smooth, red, lying some 15 cm below ground-level; |
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Ecology : |
Sandveld grassland; shallow pan margins; wooded grassland with Acacia and Combretum; 900-1400 m alt. |
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Botswana, Namibia, S. Africa. |
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Biol./Eco : |
biology: perennial-Dwarf shrub, Herb - Ht 0.05 - 0.22 m. Alt: 795 - 1100 m. Distribution: BOT, NAM, LP, NC |
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Bibliography for Southern Africa :
- Bothalia 3: 242 (1937).
- List South. African Succ. Pl. : 75 (1997).
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More info on : |
see under Jstor_African Plant Initiative |
see under The International Plant Name Index |
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Record n°106761 |
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