Euphorbiaceae
Jatropha

Jatropha zeyheri Sond.

First published in Linnaea 23: 117 (1850)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Africa. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Botswana, Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Provinces, Swaziland

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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Leach, L.C.; Noel, A.R.A. [251] K000822977 Yes
Lugard, F.D.; Lugard, E.J. [s.n.] South Africa K000347392 Unknown Type Material Yes
Burke [183] South Africa K000347394 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mott, P.J. [406] K000822978 Yes
Rogers, F.A. [6709] K000822975 Yes
Wallich [1515] South Africa K000347391 Unknown Type Material Yes
Skarpe, C. [203] Botswana K000922981 Yes
Leach, L.C.; Noel, A.R.A. [59] K000822976 Yes
Rehmann, A. [5333] South Africa K000347393 Unknown Type Material Yes
Camerik, A.M. [88] Botswana K000822979 Yes
Hansen, O.J. [3172] Botswana K000822980 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

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