Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbia

Euphorbia wakefieldii N.E.Br.

First published in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 6(1): 583 (1912)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Kenya (Kwale). It is a succulent shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Kenya

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.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Bally in Candollea 21: 368 (1966).
  • Dale & Greenway, Kenya Trees and Shrubs p. 202 (1961).
  • N.E. Br. in Flora of Tropical Africa 6(1): 583 (1912).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sep 13, 1991 Robertson, S.A.; Luke, W.R.Q. [5818] Kenya K000237713 No
Lavranos, J. [s.n.] Kenya K000237707 No
Lavranos, J. [As.n.] Kenya K000237706 No
Brenan, J.P.M.; Gillett, J.B.; et, a.l.; Brenan, J.H. [14651] Kenya K000237709 No
Bally, P.R.O. [B5780] Kenya K000237711 No
Mabberley, D.J. [716] Kenya K000237708 No
Butler, F.B. [21] Kenya K000237710 No
Robertson, S.A.; Luke, W.R.Q. [4536B] Kenya K000237712 No
Wakefield [583] Kenya K000237714 Type Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • 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/

  • 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 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