Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbia

Euphorbia pyrifolia Lam.

First published in Encycl. 2: 419 (1788)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Indian Ocean. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Aldabra, Madagascar, Mauritius, Réunion, Seychelles

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Friedmann, F. (1994). Flore des Seychelles Dicotylédones: 1-663. ORSTOM éditions.
  • 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jeffrey, C.; Moulinié, A.; Zelia [585] Seychelles K004429898 Yes
Bernardi, L. [14651] Seychelles K004429901 Yes
Friedmann, F. [2103] Mauritius K004429905 Yes
Horne, J. [580] Seychelles K004429893 Yes
Burnet; Warman [064] Seychelles K004429902 Yes
Wright, E.P. [s.n.] Seychelles K004429896 Yes
Stanley Gardiner, J. [s.n.] Seychelles K004429892 Yes
Procter, J. [3963] Seychelles K004429900 Yes
Jeffrey, C. [1179] Seychelles K:SPC-23330.000 No
Friedmann, F. [4507] Seychelles K004429891 Yes
Bosser, J. [22281] Mauritius K004429888 Yes
Jeffrey, C. [626] Seychelles K:SPC-24473.000 No
Callmander, M.; Amavatra, N.; Be, A.; Delesques, F.; Wohlhauser, S. [210] Madagascar K004429887 Yes
Bouton [s.n.] K004429885 Yes
Ayres, P.B. [s.n.] Mauritius K004429886 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004429884 Yes
Jeffrey, C. [691] Seychelles K:SPC-23301.000 No
Horne, J. [308] Seychelles K004429894 Yes
Robertson, S.A. [2658] Seychelles K004429897 Yes
Friedmann, F. [5264] Seychelles K004429889 Yes
V-F'G, D. [6120] Seychelles K004429895 Yes
Friedmann, F. [4481] Seychelles K004429890 Yes
Coode, M.J.E.; Richardson, I. [5081] Mauritius K004429903 Yes
Lorence, D. [DL824] Mauritius K004429904 Yes
Carmichael [s.n.] Mauritius K004429883 Yes
Fosberg, F.R. [52046] Seychelles K004429899 Yes
Jeffrey, C. [628] Seychelles K:SPC-24477.000 No

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/

  • 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