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    EUPHORBIA TREES OF THE KRUGER

    Sep 16, 2021 6 minutes
    by Nick Zambatis
    Photos @ Quintus Strauss – unless otherwise indicated

    « Nick Zambatis was the former Manager: Biodiversity Conservation in Conservation Management: Kruger National Park. He retired in 2016. His first job in the Kruger was as a research technician based at Skukuza, which he started in 1987. “The  transfer from Pretoria to the Lowveld was ecstasy and the Kruger appointment was a dream come true,” he recalls. He holds an MSc degree on the determinants of grass composition and production in the Kruger National Park, from the University of KwaZulu-Natal.

    General description and identification

    The Euphorbia (or ‘spurge’) family consists of 64 plant types in the Kruger National Park (KNP), most of which are herbaceous or relatively short, succulent types. Of these, five can be regarded as trees by virtue of the height to which they grow.

    The five Euphorbia types we are showcasing in this issue of KRUGER MAGAZINE:

    1. Lebombo Euphorbia,

    2. Bushveld candelabra Euphorbia,

    3. Lowveld Euphorbia,

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