- Family:
- Euphorbiaceae Juss.
- Genus:
- Euphorbia L.
Euphorbia cameronii N.E.Br.

[FSOM]
M. Thulin et al. Flora of Somalia, Vol. 1-4 [updated 2008] https://plants.jstor.org/collection/FLOS
- Type
- Somalia, data lost (see note) (K holo.)
- Morphology General Habit
- Densely branched glabrous shrub or small tree 2–8 m high
- Morphology Branches
- Branches terete, fleshy, green, marked with prominent crescent-shaped leaf-scars
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves shortly petiolate, ovate, 2–4 x 1–2.5 cm with rounded apex, soon deciduous; petiole 2–4 mm long; stipules glandular, contiguous with a crowded row of small but conspicuous dark brown axillary glands, persistent after the leaf has fallen
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
- Cymes terminal, in a 2–3-branched umbel or reduced to a solitary cyathium, on peduncles 2–5 mm long; bracts 2–3, conspicuous, transversely elliptic, 1–1.5 x 1.5–2.5 cm, white
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Bracts Involucre
- Cyathia 7 mm in diam.; glands 5, 3–3.5 mm broad, green becoming yellow
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
- Stamens well exserted
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Perianth
- Perianth an obvious rim below the ovary
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Style
- Styles 4.5 mm long, joined to halfway, with recurved thickened rugose apices
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Capsule exserted on a recurved pedicel 10–13 mm long, subglobose, c. 1.5 cm in diam., obtusely 3-lobed, with 2 small fleshy ridges at the base of each lobe, pale green flushed with red
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
- Seeds globose, 5–6 mm in diam., smooth, pale grey, minutely brown-speckled; caruncle 1.5–2 mm wide, yellow.
- Distribution
- N1–3 not known elsewhere.
- Ecology
- Altitude range 400–1600 m.
- Vernacular
- Ciin, mirhig (Somali)
- Note
- Prior to 1911, the date of publication of the species, the type material was almost certainly collected inland from Berbera at the “Behindullah” locality in N1 (Bally 10400), and by either Mrs Lort Phillips, or – as Bally suggested – by Drake-Brockman. The data on the label attached to the type-specimen states: “British Central Africa [Malawi], 1905. Habitat Ntondwe. No. 153. K. J. Cameron, Esq.” As discussed by Bally in Candollea 18: 13 & 354 (1962–3), this label clearly does not belong to the specimen, the only one N. E. Brown saw.
Native to:
Somalia
Euphorbia cameronii N.E.Br. appears in other Kew resources:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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Robertson, S.A. [1379], Somalia | 42297.000 | No | |||
Bally [11853], Somalia | 48064.000 | No | |||
Somalia | 51976.000 | No | |||
Hemming, C.F. [2076], Somalia | 5212.000 | No | |||
Collenette, J.S. [8717], Djibouti | 62889.000 | No | |||
Robertson, S.A. [1379], Somalia | 900.023 | No | |||
Cameron, K.J. [[153]], Somalia | K000252849 | Yes |
First published in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 6(1): 554 (1911)
Accepted by
- 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.
Literature
Flora of Somalia
- Flora Somalia, Vol 1, (1993) Author: by S. Carter [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
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Flora of Somalia
Flora of Somalia
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