Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbia

Euphorbia fortissima L.C.Leach

First published in J. S. African Bot. 30: 209 (1964)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Zambia to N. Zimbabwe. It is a succulent tree and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Zambia, Zimbabwe

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.
  • Möller, A. & Becker, R. (2019). Field guide to the succulent Euphorbias of Southern Africa: 1-320. BRIZA.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Leach, L.C. [11626] Zimbabwe K004429649 Yes
Leach, L.C. [12121] Zambia K000776312 Yes
Leach, L.C. [11625] Zimbabwe K004429650 Yes
Wild, H. [6022] Zimbabwe K004429652 Yes
Leach, L.C. [12117] Zimbabwe K:SPC-23405.000 No
Grosvenor, R.K. [122] Zimbabwe K004429651 Yes
Leach, L.C. [11616] Zimbabwe K000253104 Isotype Yes
Leach, L.C. [12117] Zimbabwe K004429648 Yes
Leach, L.C. [11616] Zimbabwe K000253103 Type Yes
Leach, L.C. [11616] Zimbabwe K:SPC-26159.000 Isotype No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • 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