Euphorbiaceae
Excoecaria

Excoecaria grahamii Stapf

First published in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1906: 81 (1906)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Tropical Africa. It is a perennial or subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Benin, Burkina, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Mali, Togo

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • 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.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Lebrun, J.P., Toutain, B., Gaston, A. & Boudet, G. (1991). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Burkina Faso: 1-341. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1963 Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [4424] Burkina Faso K000385820 Yes
Sep 1, 1958 Graham [9] Ghana K000425785 Type Yes
Adams, C.D. [3910] Ghana K002245344 Yes
s.coll. [FHI64772] Nigeria K002245348 Yes
Morton, J.K. [GC8789] Ghana K002245333 Yes
Dalziel, J.M. [37] Ghana K002245338 Yes
Graham [s.n.] Ghana K000425786 Type Yes
Irvine, F.R. [630] Ghana K002245332 Yes
Hall, J.B. [GC40481] Ghana K002245335 Yes
Evans, A.E. [8] Ghana K002245342 Yes
Oldeman, R.A.A. [273] Cote d'Ivoire K002245327 Yes
de Wilde, J.J.F.E.; Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [3463] Cote d'Ivoire K002245328 Yes
Morton, J.K. [GC7355] Ghana K002245343 Yes
Morton, J.K. [GC7316] Ghana K002245345 Yes
Latilo, M.G. [FHI62569] Nigeria K002245349 Yes
Dalziel, J.M. [37] Ghana K002245339 Yes
Vigne, C. [3783] Ghana K002245340 Yes
Elgaard Madsen, J. [5287] Burkina Faso K002245330 Yes
Shannon, R.K. [88-22] Ghana K002245336 Yes
Lock, J.M. [84/25] Togo K002245346 Yes
Keoula, Y. [Lock84/57] Togo K002245347 Yes
Graham [5] Ghana K000425787 Type Yes
de Wilde, W.J.J.O. [705] Cote d'Ivoire K002245329 Yes
Ern, H.; Hein, B.; Pircher, A. [320] Togo K002245337 Yes
Andoh, J.E. [5171] Ghana K002245341 Yes
Hakki, M.; Leuenberger, B.; Schiers, C. [487] Togo K002245334 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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