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:—
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. It was said to differ from
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usually has rhizomatous roots with short, upright branches. It was also compared with
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which was characterized as much more robust forming a large clump to
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were said to be conspicuously four-angled. The greenish to greenish brown glands of
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also differed from the bright yellow glands of the cyathia in both
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(
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Distribution of
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North of
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long above the ground and spines up to
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long. In these specimens there were no rhizomatous branches and they were difficult to distinguish from small plants of
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subsp.
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The branches are variable in cross-section, from 4-angled (
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), to obscurely 4-angled, with the tubercles forming wedge-shaped pairs along the branch (as shown in the figure of the
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in
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, where they are not cylindrical at all), to almost cylindrical. Consequently, although they may occur, cylindrical branches are not typical of
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(see also
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, where they are also not cylindrical). Since both
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and
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may have rhizomatous branches, this feature also does not separate
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from
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.
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<paragraph id="8BB07A6802208E37DCA8FE8BFE476EFF" blockId="19.[136,1452,158,761]" pageId="19" pageNumber="220">This species is distinguished from others in this complex by its pale grey-green, weakly 4-angled to almost cylindrical branches with paler markings between the angles, spine-shields slender below the spines and tapering to a fine point, as well as the dull yellowish green to brownish green cyathial glands that may be suffused with red towards their margins and the red anthers.</paragraph>
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At present, this is the only species of
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that is endemic to
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. Since it occurs close to the NE border of the country, it may occur in adjacent parts of
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. Its relationships to material recorded by
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White
<emphasis id="B97BA67A02208E37D982FDDEFF266D63" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="220">et al</emphasis>
. (1941)
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and
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from
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,
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and to
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<emphasis id="B97BA67A02208E37DF5BFDF2FC766D63" box="[846,974,555,580]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="220">E. acervata</emphasis>
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from the Great Dyke in
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remain unclear.
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<emphasis id="B97BA67A02208E37DCA8FDABFDF96DAB" bold="true" box="[189,577,626,652]" pageId="19" pageNumber="220">Additional specimens examined:</emphasis>
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. Tutuma (2027AC),
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,
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(MO).
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west of Zwenhambe (2027AD),
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,
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(BOL). Southern end of Tutuma (2027CA),
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,
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(NBG).
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west of Tsesebe (2027CB),
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,
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(UPS).
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west of Tsesebe (2027DA),
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(S). Tsesebe (2027DC),
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,
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(BOL).
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