- Family:
- Euphorbiaceae Juss.
- Genus:
- Euphorbia L.
Euphorbia cuneata Vahl

[FSOM]
M. Thulin et al. Flora of Somalia, Vol. 1-4 [updated 2008] https://plants.jstor.org/collection/FLOS
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Bracts Involucre
- Cyathia 4–7 mm in diam.; glands 5, 1.5–2.5 mm broad, spreading, saucer- or funnel-shaped, yellow Cyathia 4–7 mm in diam.; glands 5, 1.5–2.5 mm broad, spreading, saucer- or funnel-shaped, yellow
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
- Stamens well-exserted Stamens well-exserted
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Style
- Styles 2–3 mm long, joined to halfway, with recurved, thickened, channelled apices Styles 2–3 mm long, joined to halfway, with recurved, thickened, channelled apices
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
- Seeds subglobose, 2–2.5 mm in diam., smooth, brown. Seeds subglobose, 2–2.5 mm in diam., smooth, brown.
- Note
- Subsp. cretacea S. Carter ,subsp. spinescens (Pax) S. Carter, subsp. lamproderma S. Carter and subsp. wajirensis S. Carter have been described from East Africa.
- Morphology General Habit
- Woody shrub or small tree 0.5–4 m high, with grey to purple-brown, dull or shiny peeling bark on the branches, golden on the trunk or at the base Woody shrub or small tree 0.5–4 m high, with grey to purple-brown, dull or shiny peeling bark on the branches, golden on the trunk or at the base
- Morphology Branches
- Branches with alternating spine-tipped branchlets spreading at right-angles, glabrous or often pubescent on young growth Branches with alternating spine-tipped branchlets spreading at right-angles, glabrous or often pubescent on young growth
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves in tufts, subsessile, cuneate-spathulate, 1–2.5 x 0.2–0.8 cm, apex rounded to emarginate, sometimes pubescent when young; glandular stipules minute, sharply pointed Leaves in tufts, subsessile, cuneate-spathulate, 1–2.5 x 0.2–0.8 cm, apex rounded to emarginate, sometimes pubescent when young; glandular stipules minute, sharply pointed
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
- Cymes reduced to a subsessile solitary cyathium, or clustered in terminal 2–5-branched umbels, with primary rays 2–7 mm long, 2–3-forked, sometimes pubescent; bracts leaf-like, 1–5 mm long with ciliate margins when young Cymes reduced to a subsessile solitary cyathium, or clustered in terminal 2–5-branched umbels, with primary rays 2–7 mm long, 2–3-forked, sometimes pubescent; bracts leaf-like, 1–5 mm long with ciliate margins when young
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Capsule subsessile or shortly pedicellate, obtusely 3-lobed, 4–7 x 5–8 mm, pubescent or glabrous Capsule subsessile or shortly pedicellate, obtusely 3-lobed, 4–7 x 5–8 mm, pubescent or glabrous
[FTEA]
Euphorbiaceae, A. R.-Smith. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1987
- Morphology General Habit
- Woody shrub to 4 m. high, with greyish to purple-brown, dull or shiny peeling bark; branches with alternating spine-tipped branchlets to 12 cm. long, spreading at right-angles, minutely puberulous when young.
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves alternate on young growth, fasciculate on older branches, cuneate-spathulate, to 4.5 × 1.5 cm., base cuneate, apex rounded to emarginate, margin entire, glabrous or pubescent; petiole to 5 mm. long; stipules glandular, minute and sharply pointed.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
- Cymes reduced to subsessile solitary cyathia, or clustered in terminal 2–5-branched umbels with primary rays to 7 mm. long, 2–3-forked; bracts minute, leaf-like, 1–3 mm. long, minutely puberulous.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Cyathia
- Cyathia 2–5 × 4–7 mm., with broadly funnel to cup-shaped involucres, minutely puberulous; glands 5, subcircular, funnel-shaped and distant, to flat and almost touching, to ± 2.5 mm. in diameter, yellow; lobes rounded, ± 1.5 × 2.5 mm., with deeply fringed margin.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
- Male flowers:bracteoles ligulate, with feathery apices; stamens ± 4–4.5 mm. long. Female flower:ovary subsessile, puberulous; styles ± 2 mm. long, joined for up to 2/3 of their length, with recurved, thickened, channelled apices, bifid for 1/3.
- sex Male
- Male flowers:bracteoles ligulate, with feathery apices; stamens ± 4–4.5 mm. long.
- sex Female
- Female flower:ovary subsessile, puberulous; styles ± 2 mm. long, joined for up to 2/3 of their length, with recurved, thickened, channelled apices, bifid for 1/3.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Capsule obtusely 3-lobed, to 7 × 8 mm., pubescent.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
- Seeds subglobose, ± 2.5 mm. in diameter, smooth, reddish brown, faintly speckled.
Doubtfully present in:
Sinai
Native to:
Benin, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Guinea, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Yemen
Euphorbia cuneata Vahl appears in other Kew resources:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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Bally, P.R.O. [6789], Eritrea | 15749.000 | No | |||
Tweedie, E.M. [1254], Kenya | 2033.000 | No | |||
Bally, P.R.O. [9658], Somalia | 2073.000 | No | |||
Faulkner [3300], Tanzania | 26190.000 | No | |||
Balslev, H. [227], Tanzania | K000453298 | Yes |
First published in Symb. Bot. 2: 53 (1791)
Accepted by
- 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.
Literature
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).
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Flora of Somalia
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