Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbia

Euphorbia lividiflora L.C.Leach

First published in Kirkia 4: 20 (1964)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. Tanzania to S. Tropical Africa. It is a succulent tree and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zimbabwe

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Bruyns, P.V. (2022). Euphorbia in Southern Africa 2: 475-985. Springer.
  • Calane da Silva, M., Izdine, S. & Amuse, A.B. (2004). A Preliminary Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Mozambique: 1-184. SABONET, Pretoria.
  • Caminho, J., Mutemba, L., Matusse, E., Osborne, J., Wursten, B., Burrows, J., Cianciullo, S., Malatesta, L. & Attorre, F. (2022). An updated checklist of Mozambique’s vascular plants. PhytoKeys 189: 61-80.
  • 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.
  • Möller, A. & Becker, R. (2019). Field guide to the succulent Euphorbias of Southern Africa: 1-320. BRIZA.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Bruyns, P.V. (2022). Euphorbia in Southern Africa 2: 475-985. Springer.
  • Caminho, J., Mutemba, L., Matusse, E., Osborne, J., Wursten, B., Burrows, J., Cianciullo, S., Malatesta, L. & Attorre, F. (2022). An updated checklist of Mozambique’s vascular plants. PhytoKeys 189: 61-80.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Leach in Kirkia 4: 20 (1964).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sep 6, 2002 Leach, L.C.; Rutherford-Smith, R. [10918] Mozambique K000048509 Yes
Sep 6, 2002 Mogg, A.O.D. [28957] Mozambique K000048506 Yes
Sep 6, 2002 Gomes, A.F.; Sousa [s.n.] Mozambique K000048505 Yes
Sep 6, 2002 Ambrose, M.N. [s.n.] Mozambique K000048508 Yes
Feb 13, 1998 Leach, L.C.; Wild, H [11129] Mozambique K000048507 Yes
Jan 1, 1992 Plowes, D.C.H. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K000048503 Yes
Jan 1, 1991 Mitchell, B.L. [3016] Malawi K000048502 Yes
Jan 1, 1991 Brummitt, R.K.; Hargreaves, B.J.; Seyani, J.H.; Dudley, C.O. [14894] Malawi K000048500 Yes
Jan 1, 1991 Groenendijk, E.M.C.; de Koning, Jan; Dunge, J. [1240] Mozambique K000049425 Yes
Jan 1, 1991 Brummitt, R.K.; Hall-Martin, A.J. [8964] Malawi K000048501 Yes
Sep 4, 1974 Richards, H.M. [17878] Tanzania K000049424 No
Jan 1, 1961 Leach, L.C. [11129A] Mozambique K000048504 Type Yes
Leach, L.C. [11253] Mozambique K000049426 Yes

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/

  • 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