Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbia

Euphorbia lissosperma S.Carter

First published in Kew Bull. 35: 414 (1980)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Central & E. Tropical Africa. It is an annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda

Synonyms

Homotypic 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.
  • Yang, Y., Riina, R., Morawetz, J.J., Haevermans, T., Aubriot, X. & Berry, P.E. (2012). Molecular phylogenetics and classification of Euphorbia subgenus Chamaesyce (Euphorbiaceae). Taxon 61: 764-789.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • S. Carter in Kew Bulletin 35: 414, fig. 1/E–H (1980).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Bidgood, S.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K. [6263] Tanzania K000468162 No
Tanner, R. [4101] Tanzania K004957575 No
Tanner, R. [1528] Tanzania K004957572 Yes
Faden, R.B.; Faden, A.J. [74/735] Kenya K004957579 Yes
Kahurananga, J.; Kibui, K. [2801] Kenya K004957582 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Polhill, R.M. [11547] Tanzania K004957569 No
Reekmans, M. [2785] Burundi K004955885 Yes
Verdcourt [3172] Kenya K004957576 Yes
Whyte, A. [s.n.] Kenya K004957580 Yes
Davis, R.D. [24] Tanzania K004957571 Yes
Tanner, R. [1528] Tanzania K004957573 No
Opiko, B.; Bally, P.R.O. [B701] Kenya K004957581 Yes
Robertson, S.A. [1608] Kenya K004957578 Yes
Liebenberg, L.C.C. [180] Uganda K004957568 Yes
Tanner, R.E.S. [550] Tanzania K000252958 Holotype Yes
Dowson, W.J. [425] Kenya K004957583 Yes
Abdallah, R.; Mboya, E.; K. Vollesen [96/146] Tanzania K004957570 No
Lye, K.A.; Katende, A.B. [Lye23187] Uganda K004957567 Yes
Robertson, S.A. [1608] Kenya K004957577 Yes
Fortie, M.; Bally, P.R.O. [B649] Tanzania K004957574 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/

  • 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