Spirostachys africana Sond.

• Region

  Africa

• Country

  South Africa

• State/Province

  KwaZulu-Natal

• Locality

  South Africa, Kwazulu Natal, Ingwavuma. Tembe Elephant Park, water hole

• Coordinates

  -26.97, 32.4385

• Georeferencing Method

  Corrected label coordinates. Coordinates invalid as provided: seconds exceed 60. Adjusted latitude and longitude coordinates from format provided (degrees minutes seconds) to degrees decimal minutes, which plots in the correct area. Original coordinates: 26°58'202''S, 32°26'312''E.

• Location Notes

  [Africa]

• Distribution

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The New York Botanical Garden and
National Museum, Bloemfontein
NYBG / MRL Floristic & Phytochemical Survey
Euphorbiaceae
Spirostachys africana Sond.
determined by: P.C. Zietsman: 2000
Tree; perennial, 6m, yellow or reddish autumn colours, latex milkey, bark; cracked into
a grid-like pattern of flakes, leaves; ovate to elliptic, smooth or slightly hairy, with two
minute blackish glands at the junction with the petiole, magin; finely toothed or
scalloped, occasional, native.
South Africa, Kwazulu Natal, Ingwavuma. Tembe Elephant Park, water hole:
26°58,202"S, 32°26*312"E
Forest, dune (coastal), soil; sand, well-drained, partial shade.
Phytochemical Sample Codes:
4226aLF+TW(Z-342) 4226b ST(Z-343)
P.C. Zietsman 4226 with F. Bronkhorst
09-Nov-00
04096751