Distribution Map

Euphorbia schinzii

                   
           
sihlohlwana
umhlonhlo

Euphorbiaceae Euphorbioideae Euphorbieae Euphorbiinae

As at April 2024, 18 herbarium specimens, 9 photo records

South African Red List status: LC
Global Distribution: Also occurs outside southern Africa
Found within protected areas: Mlawula

Description (Compton's Flora of Swaziland*):
Euphorbia schinzii - Forms large clumps up to 45 cm diam with numerous slender stems, not or little branched, rising in tufts up to 30 cm high. Stems with 4—S ridges c 1 cm diam between protuberances on ridges. Spines up to 1,5 cm long in pairs, with sometimes extra ones. “Flowers” near end of stems or clustered at tips, yellow. Fruit three-lobed, c 1 cm diam.

* Where species names have changed, these have been matched according to herbarium specimens quoted in this publication.

Notes:
Global distribution information: southern Africa includes southern Mozambique and southern Zimbabwe.
Restricted distribution has been based on an estimated extent of occurence of less than 100 000 km2 and/or an estimated area of occupancy of 100 km2, based on geo-referenced GBIF and iNaturalist data.