''Cephalocroton'' is a

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Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1841. It is native to central, eastern, and southern

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KwaZulu-Natal KwaZulu-Natal (, also referred to as KZN and known as "the garden province") is a province of South Africa that was created in 1994 when the Zulu bantustan of KwaZulu ("Place of the Zulu" in Zulu) and Natal Province were merged. It is locate ...

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. ;Species # '' Cephalocroton cordofanus'' Hochst. - Nigeria, Sudan, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania # '' Cephalocroton incanus'' M.G.Gilbert - Nigeria, Ethiopia # '' Cephalocroton mollis'' Klotzsch - Tanzania, Mozambuque, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Botswana, Namibia,

Limpopo Limpopo is the northernmost province of South Africa. It is named after the Limpopo River, which forms the province's western and northern borders. The capital and largest city in the province is Polokwane, while the provincial legislature is ...

Mpumalanga Mpumalanga () is a province of South Africa. The name means "East", or literally "The Place Where the Sun Rises" in the Swazi, Xhosa, Ndebele and Zulu languages. Mpumalanga lies in eastern South Africa, bordering Eswatini and Mozambique. It ...

# '' Cephalocroton polygynus'' Pax & K.Hoffm. - Somalia ;formerly included moved to other genera ''(

Adenochlaena ''Adenochlaena'' is a genus of plant of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1858. It is native to certain islands in the Indian Ocean.Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of ...

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Epiprinus ''Epiprinus'' is a genus of plant of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1854. It is native to Indochina, Sumatra, southern China, and the Indian Subcontinent. ;Species # '' Epiprinus balansae'' (Pax & K.Hoffm.) Gagnep. - Vie ...

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Epiprineae Flora of Africa Euphorbiaceae genera {{Euphorbiaceae-stub