Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbia

Euphorbia hedyotoides N.E.Br.

First published in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 6(1): 515 (1911)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Madagascar. It is a tuberous subshrub and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Madagascar

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

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.
  • Rebmann, N. (2007). Les Euphorbes de Madagascar. Succulentes Spécial: 1-48.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Léandri in Adansonia 2: 220 (1962).
  • N.E. Br. in Flora of Tropical Africa 6(1): 515 (1911).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Phillipson, P.B. [2696] Madagascar K000185051 Yes
Keraudren, M. [997] Madagascar K004429876 Yes
Decary, M.R. [3318] Madagascar K000185050 Yes
McWhirter, J.H.; Capuron, R. [168] Madagascar K000185053 Yes
Phillipson, P.B. [2947] Madagascar K000185052 Yes
Rakotomalaza, P.J. [588] Madagascar K004429875 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • 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
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  • 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