Euphorbiaceae

Chrozophora Neck. ex A.Juss.

First published in Euphorb. Gen.: 27 (1824), nom. cons.
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is S. & E. Europe, Medit to Central Asia and Himalaya, Africa.

Distribution

Doubtfully present in:

Comoros

Native to:

Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andaman Is., Assam, Baleares, Bangladesh, Benin, Bulgaria, Burkina, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Repu, Chad, Corse, Cyprus, Djibouti, East Aegean Is., Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, France, Gambia, Ghana, Greece, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf States, India, Iran, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kirgizstan, Kriti, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Niger, Nigeria, North Caucasus, Northern Provinces, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sinai, Socotra, Somalia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tadzhikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Xinjiang, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Alabama, Maryland

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • 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 West Tropical Africa

  • Pax & K. Hoffm. in Engl. Pflanzenr. Euph. 6: 17 (1912).
  • —F.T.A. 6, 1: 834

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Euphorb. Gen.: 27 (1824) (as “Crozophora”), nom. conserv.

Flora of Somalia

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

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Euphorb. Gen. Tent.: 27 (1824), as ‘Crozophora’, nom. conserv.
  • G.P. 3(1): 305 (1880)
  • Muell. Arg. in DC., Prodr. 15(2): 746 (1866)
  • Pax in E.P. IV. 147(6): 17 (1912)
  • Prain in F.T.A. 6(1): 834 (1912)
  • in K.B. 1918: 49–120 (1918)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Lebanon K000318509 No
Maitland, T.D. [45b] Lebanon K000318511 No
Maitland, T.D. [45a] Lebanon K000318510 Yes

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

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

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • 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

  • 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