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Euphorbia ambroseae L.C. Leach
var. spinosa L.C. Leach

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Status:	Native
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Derivation of specific name:	spinosa: spiny, referring to the more distinct spines in comparison with var. ambroseae.
Habitat:	In wooded grassland, dry forest and thicket.
Altitude range:	Up to 300 m
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Worldwide distribution:	Malawi and Mozambique.
Malawi distribution:	S
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Endemic status:	Near Endemic
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Literature:	Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 447. (Includes a picture). Carter, S. & Leach, L.C. (2001). Euphorbiaceae: subfamily Euphorbioideae: tribe Euphorbieae Flora Zambesiaca 9(5) Pages 419 - 420. Darbyshire, I., Timberlake, J., Osborne, J., Rokni, S., Matimele, H., Langa. C., Datizua, C., de Sousa, C., Alves, T., Massingue, A., Hadj-Hammou, J., Dhanda, S., Shah, T., Wursten, B. (2019). The endemic plants of Mozambique: diversity and conservation status Phytotaxa 136 Page 84. Leach, L.C. (1977). Euphorbia species from the Flora Zambesiaca area: 12 Kirkia 10(2) Pages 396 - 397.

Other sources of information about Euphorbia ambroseae var. spinosa:

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Flora of Mozambique: Euphorbia ambroseae var. spinosa

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Euphorbia ambroseae
African Plant Database: Euphorbia ambroseae
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Euphorbia ambroseae
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Euphorbia ambroseae
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Euphorbia ambroseae
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Euphorbia ambroseae
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Euphorbia ambroseae
JSTOR Plant Science: Euphorbia ambroseae
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Euphorbia ambroseae
Plants of the World Online: Euphorbia ambroseae
Tropicos: Euphorbia ambroseae
Wikipedia: Euphorbia ambroseae

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