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Duvalia elegans (the "elegant Duvalia") is a small succulent plant species, in the family Apocynaceae. It is the type species of the genus Duvalia, and it is endemic to the Western Cape Province, South Africa.
This species is indigenous to the Western Cape Province, South Africa, where it occurs at an altitude of 150–400 meters. It occurs in the Breede River Valley, from Robertson and Ashton, to Montagu, southwards to Drew, Stormsvlei and Swellendam. In the Overberg region to the south, it occurs around Heidelberg and as far east as the area around Riversdale, often co-occurring with Euphorbia tridentata.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Duvalia elegans by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
