Chrozophora plicata (Vahl) A.Juss. ex Spreng.

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353, Chrozophora plicata (Vahl.) A. Juss.
Tent Euphorb. 28 (1824).
Phytogeogr. value: A Sudano-Deccanian species,
penetrating into the Saharo-Sindian region and into other tropical
regions.
This plant was found in Palestine only on the coastal plain,
on heavy soil inundated in winter. It is a frequent associate of Cryp-
setum minuartioides. Until 1927 it was not reported from Palestine.
Ra anana, N. of Tel-Aviv, heavy soil inundated in winter,
12. VII. 1937.
Leg. A. Eig, N. Feinbrun et M. Zoharyv
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