Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbia

Euphorbia nigrispina N.E.Br.

First published in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 6(1): 574 (1911)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ethiopia, Djibouti ?, Somalia ?. It is a succulent shrub and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Doubtfully present in:

Djibouti, Somalia

Native to:

Ethiopia

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.

Flora of Somalia

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

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Burger, W. [3688] Ethiopia K004956858 Yes
Ash [1254] Ethiopia K:SPC-35793.000 No
Collenette, J.S. [8758] Djibouti K:SPC-58358.000 No
Carter, S. [910] Somalia K:SPC-45640.000 No
Carter, S. [887] Somalia K:SPC-45613.000 No
Peck, E. [Bally E.263] Somalia K:SPC-02081.000 No
de Wilde, W.J.J.O. [10019] Ethiopia K004956857 Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [E.282] Somalia K:SPC-15772.000 No
Ash [1800] Ethiopia K:SPC-35549.000 No
Bally, P.R.O. [7115] Somalia K:SPC-16745.000 No
Bally, P.R.O. [10384] Somalia K:SPC-02080.000 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

  • 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