Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbia

Euphorbia crassipes Marloth

First published in Trans. Roy. Soc. South Africa 1: 318 (1910)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Namibia to N. & Central Cape Prov. It is a succulent subshrub and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces, Namibia

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Bruyns, P.V. (2012). Nomenclature and typification of southern African species of Euphorbia. Bothalia 42: 217-245.
  • Bruyns, P.V. (2022). Euphorbia in Southern Africa 1: 1-474. Springer.
  • 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.
  • Humphreys, A.M., Govaerts, R., Ficinski, S.Z., Nic Lughadha, E. & Vorontsova, M.S. (2019). Global dataset shows geography and life form predict modern plant extinction and rediscovery. Nature Ecology & Evolution 3: 1043-1047.
  • Möller, A. & Becker, R. (2019). Field guide to the succulent Euphorbias of Southern Africa: 1-320. BRIZA.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Bruyns, P.V. (2022). Euphorbia in Southern Africa 1: 1-474. Springer.
  • Möller, A. & Becker, R. (2019). Field guide to the succulent Euphorbias of Southern Africa: 1-320. BRIZA.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
May 1, 2017 Marloth, R. [4682] South Africa K000253304 Type Yes
May 1, 2017 Moran, J.C. [s.n.] South Africa K000253322 Holotype Yes
May 1, 2017 Moran, J.C. [1718] South Africa K000253323 Holotype Yes
Marloth, R. [4397] South Africa K000253294 Type Yes
Pearson, H.H.W. [8095] Namibia Euphorbia baliola K000253316 Type Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • 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