Flora of Malawi: Cultivated plants
Pedilanthus tithymaloides
smallii
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Photo: Sune Holt
Vuca Interior, Inhassoro, Inhambane, Mozambique
Photo: Sune Holt
Vuca Interior, Inhassoro, Inhambane, Mozambique
Photo: Sune Holt
Vuca Interior, Inhassoro, Inhambane, Mozambique
Photo: Sune Holt
Vuca Interior, Inhassoro, Inhambane, Mozambique
Photo: Mark Hyde
34, Kent Road, Highlands, Harare
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| Common names: | Bird cactus (English) |
| Description: | Shrub to 3 m with strongly zigzag branches Leaves fleshy, often variegated with yellowish-green or pink. Cymes in clusters; cyathia with 4 glands enclosed by a beak-like extension. |
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| Derivation of specific name: | tithymaloides: from Tithymalus, an ancient name used by Pliny the Elder to describe a Euphorbia; smallii: after Dr John Kunkel Small, 1869-1938, American explorer and botanist, who probably collected or |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Southern Florida and Cuba. |
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| Literature: |
Carter, S. & Leach, L.C. (2001). Euphorbiaceae: subfamily Euphorbioideae: tribe Euphorbieae Flora Zambesiaca 9(5) Page 452. |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Pedilanthus tithymaloidesAfrican Plant Database: Pedilanthus tithymaloides
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Pedilanthus tithymaloides
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Pedilanthus tithymaloides
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Pedilanthus tithymaloides
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iNaturalist: Pedilanthus tithymaloides
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Pedilanthus tithymaloides
JSTOR Plant Science: Pedilanthus tithymaloides
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Pedilanthus tithymaloides
Plants of the World Online: Pedilanthus tithymaloides
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