Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbia

Euphorbia schimperi C.Presl

First published in Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss., ser. 5, 3: 539 (1845)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ethiopia, Eritrea, Socotra, Arabian Peninsula. It is a semisucculent subshrub or shrub and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Eritrea, Ethiopia, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Socotra, Yemen

Synonyms

Homotypic 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.
  • Rahman, M.A. & al. (2002). Notes on succulent plant species of Saudi Arabia. Bangladesh Journal of Plant Taxonomy 9(1): 25-40.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Lavranos [1797] Yemen K:SPC-03774.000 No
Collenette, I.S. [5887] Saudi Arabia K:SPC-50942.000 No
Bally, P.R.O. [10312] Somalia K:SPC-04117.000 No
Collenette, I.S. [6643] Saudi Arabia K:SPC-51777.000 No
Hepper, F.N. [6205] Yemen K:SPC-35732.000 No
Trott, A.C. [1252] Saudi Arabia K:SPC-04127.000 No
Smith, A.R.; Lavranos, J. [350] Yemen K:SPC-30681.000 No
Collenette, I.S. [6262] Saudi Arabia K:SPC-51402.000 No
Yemen K:SPC-15796.000 No
Schimper, W.P. [878] Saudi Arabia K000253605 Type Yes
Yemen K:SPC-42957.000 No
Wood, J.R.I. [2591] Yemen K:SPC-44500.000 No
Collenette, I.S. [403] Saudi Arabia K:SPC-49466.000 No
Ellis, P.G. [404] Ethiopia K:SPC-07067.000 No
Schimper, W.P. [878] Saudi Arabia K000253604 Type Yes
Collenette, I.S. [6263] Saudi Arabia K:SPC-51189.000 No
Balfour, I.B. [639] Yemen Euphorbia oblanceolata K000252950 Type 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/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. 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 2024. 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