15. Euphorbiaceae

Euphorbia cfr. oatesii Rolfe. Perennial small herb, about 10 cm high in a stage with owers, fruits and new leaves soon a er re, in September (Plot 1), through October – time of dissemination. Ŀen also remains of old, burned o stems and appearance of new, young sprouts. Flowering noticed also in January. Stems in the rainy season elongated up to 30 cm and more. Cylindrical tap root about 2 cm in diameter, noticed

as spongy; may be rami ed and/or situated obliquely; some rhizomes were also observed. Hemicryptophyte. Tab. 3, Fig. 23a, b – Appendix 1, 2; Fl. Zamb.: Perennial herb, rootstock large tuberous, producing several woody subterranean stems up to 1.5 cm thick branching at ground-level; branches erect, up to c. 10 (20) cm high, or decumbent to 50 cm long, usually woody or sometimes herbaceous when produced a er annual

res (some those features of plant were not observed on here described studied plots). Endemic of Zambia and Zimbabwe.