Euphorbiaceae
Excoecaria

Excoecaria madagascariensis (Baill.) Müll.Arg.

First published in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 15(2): 1219 (1866)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Somalia to Zimbabwe, Eswatini, Comoros, Madagascar. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Comoros, Eswatini, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Somalia, Tanzania, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Loffler, P. & L.Loffler (2003). Euphorbiaceae. Excoecaria madagascariensis; first record for the Flora of southern Africa region.. Bothalia 33: 155-156.
  • 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

  • Barthelat, F. (2019). La flore illustrée de Mayotte: 1-687. Biotope éditions.
  • Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Loffler, P. & L.Loffler (2003). Euphorbiaceae. Excoecaria madagascariensis; first record for the Flora of southern Africa region.. Bothalia 33: 155-156.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 1, (1993) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Luke, P.A.; Luke, W.R.Q.; Beentje, H.; Smith, S.; Muasya, A.; Powys, A. [7106] Kenya K002245446 Yes
Ralimanana, H.; Hoffmann, P.; Ali Sifari, B. [258] Mayotte K002245567 Yes
Tanner, R. [2816] Tanzania K002245453 Yes
s.coll. [481] Tanzania K002245435 Yes
Goldsmith, B. [226/62] Zimbabwe K002245488 Yes
s.coll. [1396] Zimbabwe K002245483 Yes
Tanner, R. [2412] Tanzania K002245440 Yes
s.coll. [6821] Zimbabwe K002245484 Yes
Sacleux, R.P. [1836] Tanzania K002245444 Yes
Sturgeon, K. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K002245486 Yes
Arthur (Mr.) [3] Kenya K002245448 Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [1307] Tanzania K002245438 Yes
Dale, I.R. [3651] Kenya K002245447 Yes
Peter, A. [12659] Tanzania K002245443 Yes
Dowsett-Lemaire, F. [915] Malawi K002245482 Yes
Tanner, R. [2092] Tanzania K002245441 Yes
Barthelat, F.; Ali Sifari, B. [681] Mayotte K002245577 Yes
Robertson, S.A.; Luke, Q. [5689] Kenya K002245451 Yes
Humbert, H. [19755] Madagascar K002245565 Yes
Harris, B.J.; Flock, O. [BJH4442] Tanzania K002245455 Yes
Bally, P.R.O.; Leuenberger [9433] Kenya K002245449 Yes
Tanner, R. [3679] Tanzania K002245454 Yes
Peter, A. [12609] Tanzania K002245445 Yes
Labat, J.-N.; Barthelat, F.; Hladik, C.M. [3254] Mayotte K002245574 Yes
Hawthorne, W. [1388] Tanzania K002245456 Yes
Mavi, S. [1560] Zimbabwe K002245490 Yes
Humbert, H. [19746] Madagascar K002245564 Yes
Pocs, T. [89179/A] Tanzania K002245458 Yes
Battiscombe, E. [245] Kenya K002245450 Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [1307] Tanzania K002245439 Yes
Tanner, R. [2092] Tanzania K002245442 Yes
Barthelat, F.; Pignal, M.; M'Changama, M.; Sifary, A.B. [523] Mayotte K002245576 Yes
Clarke, G.P. [3520] Tanzania K002245437 Yes
Capuron, R. [20125-SF] K002245568 Yes
Muller, T.; Goldsmith, B. [2070] Zimbabwe K002245489 Yes
s.coll. [2598] Tanzania K002245436 Yes
Pocs, T. [89182/AS] Tanzania K002245457 Yes
Maurin, O. [96] Madagascar K002245571 Yes
Wild, H. [2031] Zimbabwe K002245485 Yes
Gautier, L.; Tahinarivony, A.J.; Bolliger, R.F. [LG5613] Madagascar K002245566 Yes
O'Brien, E.M. [96] Somalia K002245390 Yes
Tanner, R. [2812] Tanzania K002245452 Yes
Pignal, M.; Barthelat, F.; Sifary, A.B. [1869] Mayotte K002245573 Yes
Abdallah, R.; Mboya, E.; Vollesen, K.B. [96/77] Tanzania K002245459 Yes
Pascal, O. [190] Mayotte K002245575 Yes
Barthelat, F.; Rakotondrainibe, F.; Hoffman, P.; Ralimanana, H.; Rouhan, G.; M'changama, M.M.; Sifari, B.A. [1073] Mayotte K002245572 Yes
Humbert, H. [19787] Madagascar K002245570 Yes
Sturgeon, K. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K002245487 Yes
Smith, P.; Rakotoarisoa, S. [1800] Madagascar K002245569 Yes

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