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Type:—
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): Berea Ridge, Barberton, 3100,
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! designated by
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!).
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—In the protologue of
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either) and
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east of Pretoria). Pax gave the branches as 3-angled, but that is certainly an error and the fourth angle must have been entirely hidden in the pressed specimens he saw. He also mentioned
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, i.e. branches angled with the tubercles projecting somewhat (lobed). Since
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is missing,
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was selected as the
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for
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<emphasis id="B97BA67A02388E2FDE96FCCAFD4E6C0B" box="[643,758,786,812]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="212">E. schinzii</emphasis>
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by
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. In
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the branches were
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tall (68 inches), the tubercles are fused into angles, the spines are subtended by stipular prickles ±
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long and the specimen was collected in flower in February. The relatively tall branches, continuous angles with decurrent but not continuous spine-shields, fairly prominent stipular prickles and sessile cyathia with ± sessile ovaries make it clear that
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is the same species as the type of
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(NBG)) are also identical to
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.
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<emphasis id="B97BA67A02388E2FDC9DF83EFF4668DB" bold="true" box="[136,254,2023,2045]" pageId="11" pageNumber="212">FIGURE 6.</emphasis>
Distribution of
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= subsp.
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circle
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= subsp.
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, upright triangle
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= subsp.
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).
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Traditionally, small (mostly &lt;
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tall), clump-forming members of this complex from around Pretoria (also westwards and northwards) have been referred to as
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<emphasis id="B97BA67A023F8E28DED9FF1BFC276FFB" box="[716,927,194,220]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="213">Euphorbia schinzii</emphasis>
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. These have been taken as typical of
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(
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White
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. 1941
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)
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, to the extent that
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White
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. (1941: 745)
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,
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, 92) and
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all gave the
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locality of
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<emphasis id="B97BA67A023F8E28DDF7FED2FDE06E03" box="[482,600,266,292]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="213">E. schinzii</emphasis>
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as Pretoria Distr.; hills near Pretoria. These plants are variably, but often strongly rhizomatous (
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White
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. 1941
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: Fig. 835, 836, 838,
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). The tubercles are fused into ± continuous though somewhat sinuate angles along the branches (sinuate when viewed from the side), the spine-shields are decurrent below the spines for
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, stipular prickles are minute and the ovaries are ± sessile.
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Since the name
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now applies to plants from Barberton which are identical to
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<emphasis id="B97BA67A023F8E28D89CFE42FAAB6E93" box="[1161,1299,410,436]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="213">E. complexa</emphasis>
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,
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<emphasis id="B97BA67A023F8E28D934FE42FA136E93" box="[1313,1451,410,436]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="213">E. complexa</emphasis>
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is a synonym of
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<emphasis id="B97BA67A023F8E28DD53FE66FE046EFF" box="[326,444,446,472]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="213">E. schinzii</emphasis>
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. The plants from Pretoria (also westwards and northwards) are not identical to these and require a name. However, they are not always easily distinguishable from
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subsp.
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(see below). Since they are separated by only rather weak and variable features, all three are now included as subspecies under
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<emphasis id="B97BA67A023F8E28D918FDDEFA3A6D07" box="[1293,1410,518,544]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="213">E. schinzii</emphasis>
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.
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1. Plant forming a robust shrub 1550 ×
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, branches 812(20) mm thick, not rhizomatous, spines
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long............. ...............................................................................................................................................................................
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subsp.
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1. Plant forming a small clump 520(30) ×
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, branches 612(20) mm thick, often rhizomatous, spines 312(17) mm long....................................................................................................................................................................................................2.
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2. Stipular prickles
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long, spine-shields broad and usually blackish........................................................
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subsp.
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2. Stipular prickles
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long, spine-shields slender and usually grey....................................................................
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subsp.
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