Euphorbia seretii De Wild.
var. variantissima L.C.Leach

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Status: Native
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Type location:
Zambia, Kabompo Gorge
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FZ divisions: W,C
Zambian distribution (Provinces): Nw,C
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Red data list status: Data deficient
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Literature:

Carter, S. & Leach, L.C. (2001). Euphorbiaceae: subfamily Euphorbioideae: tribe Euphorbieae Flora Zambesiaca 9(5) Page 403.

Williamson, G. (1977). The Orchids of South Central Africa J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., London. Pages 103 - 104. (Includes a picture).


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External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Euphorbia seretii
African Plant Database: Euphorbia seretii
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Euphorbia seretii
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Euphorbia seretii
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Euphorbia seretii
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Euphorbia seretii
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Euphorbia seretii
JSTOR Plant Science: Euphorbia seretii
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Euphorbia seretii
Plants of the World Online: Euphorbia seretii
Tropicos: Euphorbia seretii
Wikipedia: Euphorbia seretii


Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Nicholas Wightman, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-25

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wightman, N., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2025). Flora of Zambia: Species information: Euphorbia seretii var. variantissima.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=206640, retrieved 5 December 2025

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