Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbia

Euphorbia virosa Willd.

First published in Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 2: 882 (1799)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SW. Angola to NW. Cape Prov. It is a succulent shrub or tree and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Cape Provinces, Namibia

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Bruyns, P.V. (2012). Nomenclature and typification of southern African species of Euphorbia. Bothalia 42: 217-245.
  • Bruyns, P.V. (2022). Euphorbia in Southern Africa 2: 475-985. Springer.
  • 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.
  • Mannheimer, C.A. & Curtis, B.A. (eds.) (2009). Le Roux and Müller's field guide to the trees and shrubs of Namibia, rev. ed.: 1-525. Macmillan Education Namibia, Windhoek.
  • Möller, A. & Becker, R. (2019). Field guide to the succulent Euphorbias of Southern Africa: 1-320. BRIZA.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Bruyns, P.V. (2022). Euphorbia in Southern Africa 2: 475-985. Springer.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
May 1, 2017 Dinter, M.K. [s.n.] Namibia K000387948 Type Yes
Dinter [8466] K004796603 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004796599 Yes
de Winter, B. [3113] Namibia K004796601 Yes
Dyer, R.A. [3645] Namibia K004796602 Yes
Werger, M.J.A. [390] K004796600 Yes
Leach, L.C.; Cannell, I.C. [14034] Angola Euphorbia virosa subsp. arenicola K000253177 Type Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • 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.
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  • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

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