Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbia

Euphorbia actinoclada S.Carter

First published in Hooker's Icon. Pl. 39: t. 3851 (1982)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Ethiopia to N. Kenya. It is a succulent subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Ethiopia, Kenya

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 1, (1993) Author: by S. Carter [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • S. Carter in Hook., Ic. Pl. 39, t. 3851 (1982).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Gilbert Ethiopia K:SPC-43328.000 No
Bally, P.R.O. [9443] Somalia K:SPC-04135.000 No
Ash [1875] Ethiopia K:SPC-35539.000 No
Gillett, J.B. [12631] Kenya K:SPC-02612.000 Holotype No
Gillett, J.B. [12631] Kenya K000253034 Holotype Yes
Friis, I.; Tadess, M.; Vollesen, K. [2775 & 2776] Ethiopia K:SPC-47980.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East 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