Euphorbiaceae
Excoecaria

Excoecaria benthamiana Hemsl.

First published in Hooker's Icon. Pl. 28: t. 2741 (1902)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Seychelles. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Seychelles

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

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?
[D. V. F'.G] [5510] Seychelles K002245497 Yes
[D. V. FG] [5510] Seychelles K002245498 Yes
Horne, J.M. [309] Seychelles K002245500 Yes
Gardiner, J.S. [s.n.] Seychelles K002245494 Yes
Wright, P. [112] Seychelles K000425781 Unknown Type Material Yes
Horne, J. [579] Seychelles K002245499 Yes
Dupont [13] Seychelles K002245496 Yes
Horne, J. [[579]] Seychelles K002245493 Yes
Thomasset, H.P. [s.n.] Seychelles K002245495 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