Description
provided by Flora of Zimbabwe
Laxly branched erect annual herb, up to c. 25 cm tall. Branches pinkish red, hairless. Leaves opposite, linear-lanceolate, up to 2.5 cm long, hairless; margin entire. Stipules small but divided into 3-5 linear teeth. Flowers terminal and axillary, solitary, with 4 white or pink, petal-like appendages. Capsule 3-lobed, c. 2.5 mm in diameter, hairless, exserted on a recurved pedicel. See E. eylesii for comparison.
- license
- cc-by-nc
- copyright
- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
- bibliographic citation
- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Euphorbia neopolycnemoides Pax & K. Hoffm. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=136210
- author
- Mark Hyde
- author
- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings
Worldwide distribution
provided by Flora of Zimbabwe
Botswana, southern Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Limpopo, Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
- license
- cc-by-nc
- copyright
- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
- bibliographic citation
- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Euphorbia neopolycnemoides Pax & K. Hoffm. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=136210
- author
- Mark Hyde
- author
- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings
