Euphorbia heterochroma
| Euphorbia heterochroma | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Genus: | Euphorbia |
| Species: | E. heterochroma
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| Binomial name | |
| Euphorbia heterochroma Pax
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Euphorbia heterochroma, also known as African cathedral plant, is a species of flowering plant in the family Euphorbiaceae native to eastern Africa.
Description
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It is a succulent shrub, that can act as a groundcover, with erect or decumbent branches reaching 2m in height, with moderate branching above; the branches with 4 (-5) angles, ± 2 cm thick; the angles are straight to superficially wavy and thorny.
Habitat
[edit]Native to Kenya and Tanzania, It is found on stony sandy soil with Acacia and Commiphora thickets, on rocky outcrops with deciduous thickets; at an altitude of 450-1300 m alt.
References
[edit]- Pax in H.G.A.Engler, Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas, C: 242 (1895).
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