Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbia

Euphorbia plumerioides Teijsm. ex Hassk.

First published in Hort. Bogor. Descr.: 29 (1858)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Malesia to Fiji. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bismarck Archipelago, Fiji, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland, Solomon Is., Sulawesi, Western Australia

Introduced into:

New Caledonia, Tonga

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.
  • MacKee, H.S. (1994). Catalogue des plantes introduites et cultivées en Nouvelle-Calédonie, ed. 2: 1-164. Museum national d'histoire naturelle, Paris.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Henderson [63] Solomon Islands K005350763 Yes
s.coll. [542] Solomon Islands K005350760 Yes
Inimua, E. [BSIP6592] Solomon Islands K005350758 Yes
Cribb, P. [in A.O.F. 16] Australia K:SPC-47088.000 No
Clarkson, J.R. [2246] K005350579 Yes
s.coll. [[5426]] Solomon Islands K005350761 Yes
s.coll. [63] Solomon Islands K005350762 Yes
Forster, P.I. [PIF8865] K005350580 Yes
Waterhouse, J.H.L. [178-B] Solomon Islands K005350756 Yes
Waterhouse, J.H.L. [454-B] Solomon Islands K005350757 Yes
Waterhouse, J.H.L. [196] Solomon Islands K005350759 Yes
Seemann, B. [404] Fiji Euphorbia fidjiana K005350879 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Fiji Euphorbia fidjiana K001080192 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Fiji Euphorbia fidjiana K005350880 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • 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
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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