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The lightning bush, ''Clutia pulchella'', is a southern African dioecious shrub of the family Euphorbiaceae. It occurs at middle altitudes in Namibia, Mozambique,〔(【引用サイトリンク】work=Plant Database )〕 Zimbabwe, Swaziland, Botswana, Lesotho and South Africa. ==Description== They may grow high,〔 and occur on a variety of broken terrain types. The twigs are green with some wart-like growths. Leaf shape is somewhat variable, either blunt-tipped ovate or broadly lanceolate. The foliage is bluish-green but sometimes interspersed with some bright orange leaves. They are soft with venation that is transparent against light, besides the numerous glands that dot each leaf.〔〔i.e. punctate with pellucid glands, or pellucid-punctate.〕 The axillary flowers develop into spherical,〔 clearly three-chambered capsules. The capsules are about in diameter, and may bear warts. Seeds are released when the dry capsules burst open. It is a food plant for the Heidelberg copper butterfly. It is similar to the related monoecious species ''C. abyssinica'', which has the leaves more elongated.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Clutia pulchella」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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