Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbia

Euphorbia orobanchoides (P.R.O.Bally) Bruyns

First published in Taxon 55: 414 (2006)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Tanzania to S. Tropical Africa. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R.H.A. (2011). World checklist of selected plant families published update Facilitated by the 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?
Feb 12, 1986 Robson, N.K.B.; Angus [224] Malawi Monadenium orobanchoides K000253484 Type Yes
May 11, 1960 Geilinger [1861] Tanzania Monadenium orobanchoides K000253458 Holotype Yes
Specks [325] Tanzania Monadenium orobanchoides K:SPC-62098.000 No
Richards, M. [18195] Zimbabwe Monadenium orobanchoides K:SPC-32466.000 No
Specks [285] Tanzania Monadenium orobanchoides K:SPC-62099.000 No
Richards, H.M. [15863] Tanzania Monadenium orobanchoides K:SPC-06427.000 No
Faulkner, H.G. [A173] Angola Monadenium orobanchoides K000253485 Holotype Yes
Robson, N.K.B.; Angus, A. [317] Malawi Monadenium orobanchoides K:SPC-15829.000 No
Williams, J.G. [447] Tanzania Monadenium orobanchoides K:SPC-02641.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

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

  • 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