Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbia

Euphorbia cuneata Vahl

First published in Symb. Bot. 2: 53 (1791)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Africa, Arabian Peninsula. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Doubtfully present in:

Sinai

Native to:

Benin, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Guinea, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Yemen

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Brundu, G. & Camarda, I. (2013). The Flora of Chad: a checklist and brief analysis. PhytoKeys 23: 1-18.
  • 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.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Audru, J., Cesar, J. & Lebrun, J.-P. (1994). Les Plantes Vasculaires de la République de Djibouti. Flore Illustrée 1: 1-336. CIRAD, Départerment d'Elevage et de Médecine vétérinaire, Djibouti.
  • Brundu, G. & Camarda, I. (2013). The Flora of Chad: a checklist and brief analysis. PhytoKeys 23: 1-18.
  • 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

  • Cufod., Enumeratio Plantarum Aethiopiae Spermatophyta (Supplement in Bull. Jard. Bot. Brux.) p. 445 (1958).
  • Dale & Greenway, Kenya Trees and Shrubs p. 197 (1961), pro parte (Graham 1674).
  • F. W. Andr., The Flowering Plants of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan 2: 68 (1952).
  • J.P.M. Brenan, Check-lists of the Forest Trees and Shrubs of the British Empire no. 5, part II, Tanganyika Territory p. 209 (1949), pro parte (excl. Greenway, Longido).
  • N.E. Br. in Flora of Tropical Africa 6(1): 545 (1911).
  • S. Carter in Kew Bulletin 35: 423 (1980).
  • Vahl, Symb. Bot. 2: 53 (1791).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 22, 1991 Ruffo, C.K. [2522] Tanzania K000238006 No
Jan 22, 1991 Ruffo, C.K. [2523] Tanzania K000238007 No
Jan 6, 1984 Fischer [524] Tanzania K000237997 Type No
Oct 27, 1965 Bally, P.R.O. [B5763] Tanzania K000238010 No
Oct 27, 1965 Hornby, H.E.; Hornby, R.M. [HM26] Tanzania K000237992 No
Oct 27, 1965 Greenway, P.J. [6467] Tanzania K000238011 No
Oct 27, 1965 Greenway, P.J. [4060] Tanzania K000238015 No
Oct 27, 1965 Greenway, P.J. [6584] Tanzania K000238003 No
Oct 27, 1965 Bally, P.R.O. [B4102] Tanzania K000237988 No
Oct 27, 1965 Greenway, P.J. [4347] Tanzania K000237990 No
Oct 27, 1965 Gillman, H. [748] Tanzania K000238013 No
Oct 27, 1965 Greenway, P.J. [6467] Tanzania K000238012 No
Oct 27, 1965 Greenway, P.J. [2062] Tanzania K000238001 No
Oct 27, 1965 Greenway, P.J. [2062] Tanzania K000238002 No
Oct 27, 1965 Bally, P.R.O. [5763] Tanzania K000238009 No
Verdcourt, B. [2381] Kenya K000237983 No
Greenway, P.J. [9673] Tanzania K000237989 No
Gillett, J.B.; Hemming, C.F.; Watson, R.M. [22614] Somalia K004956473 Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [B7891] Tanzania K000238016 No
Bally, P.R.O. [7891] Tanzania K:SPC-02037.000 No
Pocs, T. [88049] Tanzania K000238004 No
Gillett, J.B.; Hemming, C.F.; Watson, R.M. [22471] Somalia K004956474 Yes
Bidgood, S.C.; Mwasumbi, L.B.; Pocs, T.; Vollesen, K.B. [1020] Tanzania K000238005 No
Thompson [277] Tanzania K000237993 No
Robertson, S.A. [1779] Kenya K000237987 No
Bally, P.R.O. [5763] Tanzania K:SPC-04121.000 No
Tanzania K:SPC-25610.000 No
Faulkner [3300] Tanzania K:SPC-26190.000 No
Glover, P.E.; Cooper, M.G. [3444] Kenya K000237985 No
Bally, P.R.O. [13412] Kenya K000252985 Type Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [13412] Kenya K000252984 Type Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [3834] Tanzania K:SPC-04143.000 No
Thomson [s.n.] Yemen K001623057 Yes
Thomson [s.n.] Yemen K005351573 Yes
Elmi, A.A.; Hansen, O.J. [4072] Somalia K004956475 Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [6789] Eritrea K:SPC-15749.000 No
Luke, P.A.; Luke, W.R.Q. [4009] Kenya K000238150 No
Bally, P.R.O.; Carter, S. [16398] Tanzania K000238008 No
illegible [308] Tanzania K000237995 No
Richards, H.M. [24353] Tanzania K000237999 No
Procter, J.E.A. [3164] Tanzania K000238014 No
Richards, H.M. [24952] Tanzania K000237991 Yes
Richards, H.M. [25549] Tanzania K000237994 No
Bally, P.R.O. [B13444] Kenya K000237986 No
Greenway, P.J. [6584] Tanzania K:SPC-02598.000 No
Bally, P.R.O. [3824] Kenya K:SPC-04122.000 No
Volkens, G. [1781] Tanzania K000238000 Type No
Greenway, P.J.; Kirrika, E.P.K. [10947] Tanzania K000237998 No
Peterson, D. [75] Tanzania K000237996 No
Balslev, H. [227] Tanzania K000453298 Yes
Tweedie, E.M. [1254] Kenya K:SPC-02033.000 No
Bally, P.R.O. [9658] Somalia K:SPC-02073.000 No
Bally, P.R.O. [B3834] Kenya K000237984 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

    • '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 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