PLANTAE / PHANEROGAMAE / ANTHOPHYTA / MALPIGHIALES / EUPHORBIACEAE / ACALYPHOIDEAE / ACALYPHEAE / LEIDESIA / PROCUMBENS

Leidesia procumbens (L.) Prain
NE Indigenous
Morphological description

Annual, semi-succulent herb, 0.1-0.4 m high; diffusely branched; stems glabrous, subpellucid. Leaves lower opposite, upper alternate, very thinly membranous, ovate, base truncate or wide-cuneate, apex obtuse or subacute, margins crenate-dentate. Stipules subulate to linear-lanceolate. Inflorescences 10-25 mm long; male bracts 1.0-1.5 mm long; female bracts 4-5 x 1.0-1.5 mm. Male flowers calyx lobes ovate, acute, glabrous; stamens minute. Female flowers sessile; calyx lobe, when present, resembling a stipule; ovary 2-lobed, apically setose, setae with bulbous based hairs. Flowering time Sept.-Mar. Fruit 2-lobed, smooth, apically setose, stramineous. Seeds reticulate. From: Bredenkamp, CL; Moller, A; Becker, RW; Ngoepe, N. 2019. Euphorbiaceae: Leidesia Müll.Arg. In: CL Bredenkamp (ed.), A Flora of the Eastern Cape Province. Strelitzia 41(2): 920-920. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]

Monoecious, soft, often sprawling annual to 30 cm. Leaves ovate, lobed to coarsely toothed, thinly hairy. Flowers axillary, males in spike-like cymes at branch tips, females solitary, greenish. From: Manning, JC; Goldblatt, P. 2012. Euphorbiaceae: Leidesia Mll.Arg. In: J Manning & P Goldblatt (eds), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape flora. Strelitzia 29: 519-519. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]

Succulent herb, up to 250 m tall. Leaves long-petioled, very thinly membranous, deltoid-ovate, margin shallowly crenate, lobes 4 or more a side, sparingly pubescent above. Flowers green. From: Retief, E; Herman, PPJ. 1997. Plants of the northern provinces of South Africa: Keys and diagnostic characters. Strelitzia 6: 1-681. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]

Habitat

Submontane, evergreen forest, alt. 5-2160 m; Indigenous Forests. From: Bredenkamp, CL; Moller, A; Becker, RW; Ngoepe, N. 2019. Euphorbiaceae: Leidesia Müll.Arg. In: CL Bredenkamp (ed.), A Flora of the Eastern Cape Province. Strelitzia 41(2): 920-920. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]

Forests and bush. From: Manning, JC; Goldblatt, P. 2012. Euphorbiaceae: Leidesia Mll.Arg. In: J Manning & P Goldblatt (eds), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape flora. Strelitzia 29: 519-519. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]

Forest. From: Retief, E; Herman, PPJ. 1997. Plants of the northern provinces of South Africa: Keys and diagnostic characters. Strelitzia 6: 1-681. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]

Distribution

Cape Peninsula to Mpumalanga. From: Manning, JC; Goldblatt, P. 2012. Euphorbiaceae: Leidesia Mll.Arg. In: J Manning & P Goldblatt (eds), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape flora. Strelitzia 29: 519-519. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]

Flowering time

September

Altitude

5 to 2160 m

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Residence status

Occurrence in the Flora of Southern Africa (FSA) countries and South African provinces. Residence status indicates if a taxon is indigenous, endemic, naturalised or invasive in a specific region. This data is based on specimen records and literature

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Names and Sources

Accepted name
Leidesia procumbens (L.) Prain
Synonym(s)

Leidesia capensis (Sond.) Mull.Arg.


Leidesia obtusa (Thunb.) Mull.Arg.


Classification

KINGDOM Plantae

SUBKINGDOM Phanerogamae

PHYLUM Anthophyta

ORDER Malpighiales

FAMILY Euphorbiaceae

SUBFAMILY Acalyphoideae

TRIBE Acalypheae

GENUS Leidesia

SPECIES procumbens

83 results for Leidesia procumbens (L.) Prain

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Barcode: PRE0255594-0 Collector(s) & number: Flanagan, HG, 2279 | 1894-3-

South Africa, Eastern Cape, TOISE RIVER STA.

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Barcode: PRE0893973-0 Collector(s) & number: Jacobsen, NHG, 6509 | 2009-12-23

South Africa, Western Cape, Southern Cape, Wilderness, Plot 282, Wilderness Heights.

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Barcode: PRE0255597-0 Collector(s) & number: Thode, A 1011 | --

South Africa, Eastern Cape, HUMANSDORP DIV.

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Barcode: NH0698417-0 Collector(s) & number: Hilliard, 5906 | 1969-1-11

South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Vryheid District, Ngwibi Mt. just below ridge, SE end.

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Barcode: PRE0352951-0 Collector(s) & number: Venter, HJT, 4651 | 1968-3-21

South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, ZULULAND; NGOYE FOR. RES.

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Barcode: PRE0255581-0 Collector(s) & number: Wager, HA, TRV 23017 | 1923-1-

South Africa, Limpopo, WOODBUSH

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Barcode: PRE0255605-0 Collector(s) & number: Drege, PRE 9884 | --

South Africa, Western Cape, KNYSNA DIV.; KARATARA RIVER

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Barcode: PRE0255586-0 Collector(s) & number: Van Wyk, AE, 937 | 1975-6-4

South Africa, North West, RENOVAAL

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Barcode: PRE0255590-0 Collector(s) & number: Hilliard, OM, 5638 | 1968-12-14

South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, MTUNZINI DIST.; NGOYE FOR.; ON FOR. TRACK

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Barcode: PRE0255591-0 Collector(s) & number: Acocks, JPH, 13983 | 1948-1-28

South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, WEENEN DIST.; UMHLUMBA MT.; TOP OF UMHLUMBA MT.

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Barcode: PRE0483420-0 Collector(s) & number: Taylor, HC, 69999 | 1966-11-4

South Africa, Western Cape, CALEDON DIV.

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Barcode: PRE0688475-0 Collector(s) & number: Jordaan, M, 771 | 1986-4-4

South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, NKANDLA FOREST; MOIST SHADY AREA

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Barcode: NH0136380-0 Collector(s) & number: Ngwenya, AM, 4080 | 2012-1-25

South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Zululand District Municipality Area. Abaqulisi Municipality Area. Tygerskloof Farm. Mondi's Property, Ngome. 27º 50' 04.96" S; 31º 18' 50.77" E.

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Barcode: NH0698415-0 Collector(s) & number: Killick, DJB, 4049 | 1969-1-23

South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Giant's Castle Game Reserve.

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Barcode: PRE0255593-0 Collector(s) & number: Bolus, H, 2941 | -11-

South Africa, Western Cape, CAPE TOWN; TABLE MT.

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Barcode: PRE0255615-0 Collector(s) & number: Acocks, JPH, 21428 | 1960-9-9

South Africa, Eastern Cape, SEA VIEW; NR. SEA VIEW TO E. PORT ELIZABETH

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Barcode: PRE0255616-0 Collector(s) & number: Fries, TCE, 547 | 1930-9-4

South Africa, Eastern Cape, UITENHAGE DIV.; PORT ELIZABETH; RED HOUSE

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Barcode: PRE0678027-0 Collector(s) & number: Geldenhuys, CJ, 669 | 1983-2-9

South Africa, Western Cape, BERGPLAAS.; IN WOUDOPENING.

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Barcode: PRE0678048-0 Collector(s) & number: Geldenhuys, CJ, 802 | 1984-2-22

South Africa, Eastern Cape, ISIDENGE STAATSBOS.; BAWA-WOUD.; NABY STROOM.

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Barcode: PRE0255589-0 Collector(s) & number: Sim, TR, 20598 | 1888--

South Africa, Eastern Cape, KING WILLIAMS TOWN D; PERIE

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Barcode: PRE0255617-0 Collector(s) & number: Fries, TCE, 433 | 1930-8-30

South Africa, Eastern Cape, PORT ELIZABETH

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Barcode: PRE0255606-0 Collector(s) & number: Taylor, HC, 4410 | 1962-11-28

South Africa, Western Cape, KNYSNA DIV.; KEURBOOMS STRAND; FROM VICINITY OF HOTEL TO MATJIESRIVIER

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Barcode: PRE0255601-0 Collector(s) & number: Acocks, JPH, 21190 | 1960-7-9

South Africa, Eastern Cape, HUMANSDORP DIV.; ELANDSBOS RIVER

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Barcode: PRE0255583-0 Collector(s) & number: Schlechter, FRR, 4427 | 1894-11-7

South Africa, Limpopo, HOUTBOS MT.

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Barcode: NH0060579-0 Collector(s) & number: Strey, RG, 7929 | 1968-1-24

South Africa, Gauteng, Pilgrimsrest.

General notes: Mariepskop forest, in shade, Bedford view, herb 15-20cm, moist ground.

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Barcode: PRE0255609-0 Collector(s) & number: Liebenberg, LCC, 7833 | 1966-1-30

South Africa, Eastern Cape, HUMANSDORP DIV.; TSITSIKAMA FOR. AND; ON STORMS RIVER BEACH

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Barcode: PRE0255579-0 Collector(s) & number: Schlechter, FRR, 4427 | 1894-2-7

South Africa, Limpopo, HOUTBOS MT.

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Barcode: PRE0255600-0 Collector(s) & number: Tyson, W, 2118 | 1885-2-

South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, GRIQUALAND EAST; MALOWE MT.

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Barcode: PRE0539802-0 Collector(s) & number: Giffen, MH, 1546 | 1943-3-21

South Africa, Eastern Cape, HOGSBACK

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Barcode: PRE0255618-0 Collector(s) & number: Wells, MJ, 5184 | 1963-9-20

South Africa, Eastern Cape, ALBANY DIV.; GRAHAMSTOWN NAT. RES

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Barcode: PRE0680632-0 Collector(s) & number: Goldblatt, P, 7577 | 1986-1-23

South Africa, Eastern Cape, TRANSKEI; NQADU FOREST; N OF UMTATA. FOREST FLOOR

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Barcode: NH0698416-0 Collector(s) & number: Hilliard, 5638 | 1968-12-14

South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Mtunzini district, Ngoye forest.

General notes: Altitude: c.900'.

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Barcode: PRE0255607-0 Collector(s) & number: Acocks, JPH, 18334 | 1955-6-30

South Africa, Eastern Cape, BATHURST DIV.; KENTON ON SEA

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Barcode: PRE0255588-0 Collector(s) & number: Killick, DJB, 4049 | 1969-1-23

South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, GIANT'S CASTLE GAME; BATTLE CAVE FOR.

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Barcode: PRE0466068-0 Collector(s) & number: Thompson, MF, 1876 | 1973-9-11

South Africa, Eastern Cape, POORT BETW. PATENSIE AND CAMBRIA HALF WAY ALONG

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Barcode: NH0024462-0 Collector(s) & number: Thode, J, A1011 | 1925-10-6

South Africa, Eastern Cape, Humansdorp

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Barcode: PRE0255587-0 Collector(s) & number: Compton, RH, 26370 | 1957-1-8

Eswatini, HLATIKULU DIST.

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Barcode: PRE0255610-0 Collector(s) & number: Zeyher, CLP, 3844 | --

South Africa, Western Cape, CAPE OF GOOD HOPE

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Barcode: PRE0255608-0 Collector(s) & number: Acocks, JPH, 20476 | 1959-5-20

South Africa, Western Cape, CALITZDORP DIV.; COETZEESPOORT

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Barcode: NH0087641-0 Collector(s) & number: Jordaan, M, 771 | 1986-4-4

South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Nkandla Forest.

General notes: Small herb in forest, in deep shade in moist area.

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Barcode: PRE0255611-0 Collector(s) & number: Wolley-Dod, AH, 3302 | --

South Africa, Western Cape, SMITSWINKEL BAY; SHORE NR. SMITSWINKELBAY

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Barcode: PRE0255584-0 Collector(s) & number: Muller, PJ, 254 | 1971-4-26

South Africa, Limpopo, WOLKBERG 634 LT FARM; NEW AGATHA FOR. RES

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Barcode: PRE0466177-0 Collector(s) & number: Taylor, HC, 8296 | 1972-11-12

South Africa, Western Cape, WILDERNESS; EBB AND FLO NAT. RES. , W. SIDE OF RIVEROPPOSITE BUNGLOW 15

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Barcode: PRE0255614-0 Collector(s) & number: Archibald, EEA, 4539/39 | 1952-10-10

South Africa, Eastern Cape, ALEXANDRIA DIV.; BUSHMANS RIVER; RIVER MOUTH

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Barcode: PRE0255598-0 Collector(s) & number: Tyson, 2118 | --

South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, MALOWE FOR

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Barcode: PRE0255596-0 Collector(s) & number: Alexander-Prior, RC, PRE 46259 | 1847--

South Africa, Eastern Cape, UITENHAGE DIV.; KLEIN PLACE

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Barcode: NH0132653-0 Collector(s) & number: Styles, D, 2519 | 2005-3-6

South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Cotswold Downs Estate, off INanda Road, Hillcrest.

General notes: Fragile herb with semi-succulent stems in seep areas of understorey of old primary forest, amongst rocks. Flowers insignificant greenish creeam. Biome: primary forest. Habitat: seepage. Substrate: rocky soil.

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Barcode: PRE0638009-0 Collector(s) & number: Hugo, L, 1901 | 1979-11-6

South Africa, Western Cape, STANFORD; KLEINBOS, ON BOBBEJAANSFONTEIN

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Barcode: PRE0255580-0 Collector(s) & number: Junod, HA, 4188 | 1919-2-

South Africa, Limpopo, PIETERSBURG; THE DOWNS

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Barcode: PRE0255603-0 Collector(s) & number: Acocks, JPH, 9724 | 1943-3-20

South Africa, Eastern Cape, STUTTERHEIM; COMMONAGE

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Barcode: PRE0255595-0 Collector(s) & number: Flanagan, HG, 2665 | 1896-1-

South Africa, Eastern Cape, KATBERG; BETW. CALA AND UGIE

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Barcode: PRE0255585-0 Collector(s) & number: Strey, RG, 7929 | 1968-1-24

South Africa, Mpumalanga, BEDFORD VIEW; MARIEPSKOP FOR

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Barcode: NH0123959-0 Collector(s) & number: Balkwill, K, 10298 | 1997-10-23

South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Umzinto District, Vernon Crookes Nature Reserve. Central forest. East of main entrance road, approximately 1km North of picnic site.

General notes: Habitat: forest. Notes: Small, understorey herb. Stems and leaves soft. Leaves lighter below than above. Female flowers very light green.

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Barcode: PRE0465248-0 Collector(s) & number: Hilliard, OM, 8448 | 1975-12-8

South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, NGOTSHE DIST.; NGOME; NTENDEKA WILDERNESS

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Barcode: PRE0030571-0 Collector(s) & number: Geldenhuys, CJ, 944 | 1984-10-30

South Africa, Eastern Cape, Barhurst District: Water's Meeting Nature Reserve; Bathurststroom.

General notes: In understorey of forest. Scattered to common in clumps.

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Barcode: PRE0730576-0 Collector(s) & number: Hutchings, A, 1979 | 1985-12-11

South Africa, Eastern Cape, MJIKA; RIDGE ABOVE NQADU FOREST

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Barcode: PRE0255592-0 Collector(s) & number: Acocks, JPH, 12737 | 1946-6-14

South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, UMVOTI DIST.; 12 MI. NW. OF YORK PODOCARPUS FOR.

General notes: Rare

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Barcode: PRE0669688-0 Collector(s) & number: Geldenhuys, CJ, 944 | 1984-10-30

South Africa, Eastern Cape, BATHURSTSTROOM.; WATER'S MEETING N.R.; IN OEWERWOUD.

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Barcode: PRE0255612-0 Collector(s) & number: Acocks, JPH, 12075 | 1945-11-3

South Africa, Eastern Cape, BATHURST DIV.; HOPEWELL; EUPHORBIA FOR. OF KARIEGA VALLEY

General notes: Locally common

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Barcode: PRE0255582-0 Collector(s) & number: Scheepers, JC, 589 | 1959-2-5

South Africa, Limpopo, LETABA DIST; DUIWELSKLOOF; WESTFALIA ESTATE ON SMALL ISLAND NR. PIPE INTAKE EDGE OF GROOTBOS ROZENDAL

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Observation records

Date: 9/17/2017 12:00:00 AM

Western Cape, South Africa

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Barcode: WAG.1294796 | Collector(s) & number: Stauffer HU; Jacot Guillarmod AFMG; Wells MJ , Stauffer, HU; Jacot Guillarmod, AFMG; Wells, MJ 5184 | 1963-09-20

South Africa , Eastern Cape

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Barcode: L.2230146 | Collector(s) & number: Stauffer HU; Jacot Guillarmod AFMG; Wells MJ , Stauffer, HU; Jacot Guillarmod, AFMG; Wells, MJ 5184 | 1963-09-20

South Africa , Eastern Cape

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Barcode: L.2230145 | Collector(s) & number: Unknown , Unknown s.n. |

South Africa

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Barcode: L.2230153 | Collector(s) & number: Unknown , Unknown s.n. |

South Africa

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Barcode: L.2230147 | Collector(s) & number: Unknown , Unknown 66 |

South Africa

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Barcode: L.2230151 | Collector(s) & number: Unknown , Unknown s.n. |

South Africa

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Barcode: L.2230148 | Collector(s) & number: Unknown , Unknown s.n. |

South Africa

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Barcode: L.2230152 | Collector(s) & number: Unknown , Unknown s.n. |

South Africa

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Date: 6/24/2021 11:32:01 AM

Western Cape, South Africa

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Date: 6/24/2021 12:12:49 PM

Western Cape, South Africa

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Date: 5/1/2021 2:35:00 PM

Western Cape, South Africa

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Date: 6/24/2021 12:08:57 PM

Western Cape

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Date: 6/24/2021 11:27:18 AM

Western Cape, South Africa

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Date: 6/24/2021 11:45:06 AM

Western Cape, South Africa

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Date: 6/24/2021 11:17:23 AM

Western Cape, South Africa

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Date: 1/7/2021 8:10:00 AM

Western Cape, South Africa

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Date: 9/9/2021 1:04:18 PM

Western Cape

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2019

SERIES CHAPTER

Euphorbiaceae: Leidesia Müll.Arg. Bredenkamp, CL; Moller, A; Becker, RW; Ngoepe, N

In: CL Bredenkamp (ed.), A Flora of the Eastern Cape Province. Strelitzia 41(2)920-920

South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria

2012

SERIES CHAPTER

Euphorbiaceae: Leidesia Mll.Arg. Manning, JC; Goldblatt, P

In: J Manning & P Goldblatt (eds), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape flora. Strelitzia 29: 519-519

South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria

1997

SERIES

Plants of the northern provinces of South Africa: Keys and diagnostic characters Retief, E; Herman, PPJ

Strelitzia 6: 1-681

National Botanical Institute, Pretoria

1914

FLORA

Euphorbiaceae-Acalypheae-Mercurialinae Pax, FA; Hoffmann, K

In: A Engler (ed.). Das Pflanzenreich (Engler)(Heft 63)1-473

Wilhelm Engelmann, Leipzig

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