Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbia

Euphorbia grandifolia Haw.

First published in Syn. Pl. Succ.: 130 (1812)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. & W. Central Tropical Africa. It is a tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Doubtfully present in:

Angola

Native to:

Benin, Central African Repu, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1-4: 1-1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Elaeophorbia grandifolia.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 1, 2012 Merklinger, F.F.; Vheek, M.; Couch, C.A.; Molmou, D. [200] K:SPC-66847.000 No
Jan 1, 1954 Scott Elliot, G.F. [4112] Sierra Leone Elaeophorbia grandifolia K000379373 Type Yes
Deighton, F.C. [3954] Sierra Leone Elaeophorbia grandifolia K:SPC-16817.000 No
Deighton, F.C. [5110 B] Sierra Leone Elaeophorbia grandifolia K:SPC-16814.000 No
Deighton, F.C. [5721] Sierra Leone Elaeophorbia grandifolia K:SPC-18935.000 No
Deighton, F.C. [5047] Sierra Leone Elaeophorbia grandifolia K:SPC-22010.000 No
Deighton, F.C. [5136] Sierra Leone Elaeophorbia grandifolia K:SPC-16813.000 No
Deighton, F.C. [5111] Sierra Leone Elaeophorbia grandifolia K:SPC-16815.000 No
Deighton, F.C. [5048] Sierra Leone Elaeophorbia grandifolia K:SPC-16818.000 No
Deighton, F.C. [5110 A] Sierra Leone Elaeophorbia grandifolia K:SPC-16816.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0