Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbia

Euphorbia ammak Schweinf.

First published in Bull. Herb. Boissier 7(App. 2): 319 (1899)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Saudi Arabia, N. Yemen. It is a succulent tree and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Saudi Arabia, Yemen

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.
  • Rahman, M.A. & al. (2002). Notes on succulent plant species of Saudi Arabia. Bangladesh Journal of Plant Taxonomy 9(1): 25-40.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Hepper, F.N.; Wood [H5965] Yemen K:SPC-35940.000 No
Popov, S. [336] Saudi Arabia K005351404 Yes
Hepper, F.N.; Wood, J.R.I. [5965] Yemen K:SPC-35724.000 No
Schweinfurth, G. [1939] Yemen K005351409 Yes
Schweinfurth, G.A. [1494] Saudi Arabia K000253602 Type Yes
Collenette, J.S. [8433] Saudi Arabia K:SPC-62829.000 No
Schweinfurth, G.A. [1877] Saudi Arabia K000253603 Type Yes
Yemen K:SPC-29047.477 No
Collenette, I.S. [5037] Saudi Arabia K:SPC-48185.000 No
Collenette, I.S. [5127] Saudi Arabia K:SPC-29047.539 No
Collenette, I.S. [5127] Saudi Arabia K:SPC-52265.000 No
Boulos, L.; Rowaished, A.K.; Saeed, W.A.; Hussein, M.A. [s.n.] Yemen K005351406 Yes
Collenette, I.S. [627] Saudi Arabia K005351405 Yes
Hepper, F.N.; Wood, J.R.I. [5965] Yemen K005351407 Yes
Spellenberg, R.; Nasher, M. [s.n.] Yemen K005351408 Yes
Collenette, I.S. [7940] Saudi Arabia K:SPC-57329.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • 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/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. 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 2026. 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