Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbia

Euphorbia gossypina Pax

First published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 119 (1894)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Somalia to N. Zimbabwe. It is a semisucculent shrub and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Doubtfully present in:

Ethiopia

Native to:

Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

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.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 1, (1993) Author: by S. Carter [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • A.D.Q. Agnew, Upland Kenya Wild Flowers p. 223 (1974).
  • A.J. Jex-Blake, Some Wild Flowers of Kenya p. 37 (1948).
  • Cufod., Enumeratio Plantarum Aethiopiae Spermatophyta (Supplement in Bull. Jard. Bot. Brux.) p. 447 (1958).
  • Dale & Greenway, Kenya Trees and Shrubs p. 198 (1961).
  • J.P.M. Brenan, Check-lists of the Forest Trees and Shrubs of the British Empire no. 5, part II, Tanganyika Territory p. 211 (1949).
  • N.E.Br. in Flora of Tropical Africa6(1): 553(1911).
  • Pax in A. Engler, Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 19: 119 (1894).
  • S. Carter in Kew Bulletin 40: 823 (1985).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Richards, M. [34149] Tanzania K004958999 Yes
Richards, M. (Mrs) [23370] Tanzania K004959003 Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [E. 23] Tanzania K:SPC-02044.000 No
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [24980] Tanzania K004959002 Yes
Brown, E. [414] Uganda K000252990 Type Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [16917] Tanzania K004959005 Yes
Leach, L.C.; Brunton, T. [10210] Tanzania K004959008 Yes
Richards, M. (Mrs) [23368] Tanzania K004959004 Yes
Abdallah; Newton [2280] Tanzania K004959011 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [6446] Tanzania K:SPC-02049.000 No
Luchman (Mr); Luchman (Mrs) [7] Tanzania K004959006 Yes
Congdon, T.C.E. [283] Tanzania K004959010 Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [4044] Kenya K:SPC-04081.000 No
Richards, M. (Mrs) [23543] Tanzania K004959001 Yes
Greenway [6476] Tanzania K004959007 Yes
Oteke, J. [245] Tanzania K004959000 Yes
Faulkner, H.G. [1475] Tanzania K004959009 Yes
Faulkner, H. [1475] Tanzania K:SPC-15757.000 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/

  • 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