Euphorbia agowensis Hochst. ex Boiss.

First published in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 15(2): 70 (1862)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Angola, Eritrea to Kenya, SW. Arabian Peninsula, India. It is an annual or subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Doubtfully present in:

Sudan

Native to:

Angola, Eritrea, Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Yemen

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Balakrishnan, N.P. & Chakrabarty, T. (2007). The family Euphorbiaceae in India. A synopsis of its profile, taxonomy and bibliography: 1-500. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehra Dun.
  • Binojkumar, M.S. & Balakrishnan, N.P. (2010). The genus Euphorbia L. (Euphorbiaceae) in India. A taxonomic revision: 1-430. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehra Dun.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • 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.
  • Rahman, M.A. & al. (2002). Notes on succulent plant species of Saudi Arabia. Bangladesh Journal of Plant Taxonomy 9(1): 25-40.
  • Yang, Y., Riina, R., Morawetz, J.J., Haevermans, T., Aubriot, X. & Berry, P.E. (2012). Molecular phylogenetics and classification of Euphorbia subgenus Chamaesyce (Euphorbiaceae). Taxon 61: 764-789.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, 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

  • A.D.Q. Agnew, Upland Kenya Wild Flowers p. 222 (1974).
  • Boiss. in DC., Prodr. 15(2): 70 (1862).
  • Cufod., Enumeratio Plantarum Aethiopiae Spermatophyta (Supplement in Bull. Jard. Bot. Brux.) p. 443 (1958).
  • F. W. Andr., The Flowering Plants of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan 2: 76 (1952).
  • N.E. Br. in Flora of Tropical Africa 6(1): 540 (1911).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Vilgo, K. [45] Somalia K004956415 Yes
Hansen, O.J. [6065] Somalia K004956414 Yes
Gilbert, M.G. [3357] Ethiopia K004956412 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Thulin, M. [132] Ethiopia K004956410 Yes
Kilian, N.; Lobin, W. [2052] Somalia K004956416 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Ensermu, K.; Vollesen, K.B. [7521] Ethiopia K004956408 Yes
Schweinfurth, G.; Riva, D. [1179] Ethiopia K004956411 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Thulin, M. [187] Ethiopia K004956421 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [4221] Somalia K004956423 Yes
Friis, I.; Bidgood, G.S.; Malaku Wondefrash; Ermias Getachew [10265] Ethiopia K004956407 Yes
Collenette, I.S. [8736] Djibouti K004956419 Yes
Corrà, M. [JBR2] Ethiopia K004956422 Yes
Schimper [2150] Ethiopia K000252820 Type Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Sebsebe, D.; K. Vollesen [8217] Ethiopia K004956420 Yes
Friis, I.; Bidgood, G.S.; Malaku Wondefrash; Ermias Getachew [10173] Ethiopia K004956418 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Thulin, M. [994] Ethiopia K004956409 Yes
Wood, J.R.I. [5/73/134] Somalia K004956413 Yes
Thulin, M.; Kaariye, H.; Wilhelmi, F. [11405] Ethiopia K004956417 Yes

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

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • 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 2025. 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 2025. 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