Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbia

Euphorbia engleri Pax

First published in H.G.A.Engler, Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas, C: 242 (1895)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Tropical Africa. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda

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.
  • Yang, Y., Riina, R., Morawetz, J.J., Haevermans, T., Aubriot, X. & Berry, P.E. (2012). Molecular phylogenetics and classification of Euphorbia subgenus Chamaesyce (Euphorbiaceae). Taxon 61: 764-789.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • A.D.Q. Agnew, Upland Kenya Wild Flowers p. 222 (1974).
  • Cufod., Enumeratio Plantarum Aethiopiae Spermatophyta (Supplement in Bull. Jard. Bot. Brux.) p. 446 (1958).
  • Dale & Greenway, Kenya Trees and Shrubs p. 197 (1961).
  • J.P.M. Brenan, Check-lists of the Forest Trees and Shrubs of the British Empire no. 5, part II, Tanganyika Territory p. 210 (1949).
  • N.E.Br. in Flora of Tropical Africa 6(1): 531(1911).
  • Pax in Die Pflanzenwelt Ost-Afrikas und der Nachbargebiete, Theile C: 24 (1895).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 1, 1987 Luke, W.R.Q. [405] Kenya K000238020 No
Jan 28, 1986 Faden, R.B.; Beentje, H.J.; Ndiang'ui, N.; Mutangah, J.G.; Nyakundi, D.O. [380] Kenya K000238061 No
Aug 8, 1985 Gillett, J.B.; Burtt, B.D.; Osborn, R.M. [17105] Kenya K000238058 No
Aug 8, 1985 Gillett, J.B.; Burtt, B.D.; Osborn, R.M. [17105] Kenya K000238059 No
Jul 6, 1983 Richards, H.M. [24628] Tanzania K000238072 No
Jul 6, 1983 Richards, H.M. [24671A] Tanzania K000238073 No
Jul 6, 1983 Bigger, M. [2136] Tanzania K000238090 No
Jul 6, 1983 Dummer, R.A. [1739] Kenya K000238044 No
Jun 1, 1968 Kerfoot, O. [5036] Kenya K000238053 No
Apr 9, 1964 Battiscombe, E. [222] Kenya K000238041 No
Apr 8, 1964 Napier, E.R. [2716] Kenya K000238042 No
Mar 31, 1964 Hedberg, O. [93] Kenya K000238028 No
Verdcourt, B.; Polhill [2960] Kenya K000238047 No
Balslev, H. [62] Tanzania K000238092 No
Someren, D., van [138] Kenya K000238057 No
Faden, R.B.; Beentje, H.J.; Ndiang'ui, N.; Mutangah, J.G.; Nyakundi, D.O. [206] Kenya K000238060 No
Ake, Strid [4698] Kenya K000238040 No
Verdcourt, B. [2252] Kenya K000238022 No
Bally, P.R.O. [B8770] Kenya K000238067 No
Mainwaring, D.C. [2499] Kenya K000238029 No
Haarer, A.E. [1705] Tanzania K000238099 No
Kerfoot, O. [2901] Kenya K000238051 No
Kerfoot, O. [2986] Kenya K000238052 No
Vesey-Fitzgerald, L.D.E.F. [5001] Tanzania K000238074 No
Richards, H.M. [21796] Tanzania K000238070 No
Robertson, S.A. [4410] Kenya K000238021 No
Richards, H.M. [20846] Tanzania K000238071 No
Bally, P.R.O. [B8651] Kenya K000238043 No
Grimshaw, J.M. [JMG93161] Tanzania K000238078 No
Whittal, E. [49] Kenya K000238038 No
Someren, D., van [138] Kenya K000238056 No
Snowden, D. [581] Kenya K000238045 No
Faden, R.B.; Beentje, H.J.; Ndiang'ui, N.; Mutangah, J.G.; Nyakundi, D.O. [557] Kenya K000238062 No
Tweedie [494] Kenya K000238027 No
Glover, P.E.; Gwynne, M.D.; Samuel, S.P. [1138] Kenya K000238055 No
Newbould, J.B. [3811] Tanzania K000238087 No
Polhill, R.M. [223] Kenya K000238039 No
Wesche, K. [1313] Uganda K000238018 No
Vaughan, J.H. [2948] Tanzania K000238089 No
Luke, P.A.; Luke, W.R.Q. [4551] Kenya K000238019 No
Bally, P.R.O. [B10707] Tanzania K000238088 No
Dale, I.R. [U849] Uganda K000238017 No
Richards, H.M. [21868] Tanzania K000238085 No
Frame, G.W. [8] Tanzania K000238082 No
Faden, R.B.; Faden, A.J. [711027] Kenya K000238066 No
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [4359] Kenya K000238065 No
Newbould, J.B. [5889] Tanzania K000238080 No
Bally, J. [B1809] Tanzania K000238093 No
Carmichael, W. [1694] Tanzania K000238079 No
Faden, R.B.; Faden, A.J. [77338] Kenya K000238063 No
Johnstone, H.H. [1900] Kenya K000238031 No
Pocs, T.; Katigula; Mjatta [90004A] Tanzania K000238084 No
Geilinger, (.D.r.). [4275] Tanzania K000238096 No
Whyte, A. [s.n.] Kenya K000238034 No
Maas Geesteranus, R.A. [5981] Kenya K000238035 No
Richards, H.M. [21762] Tanzania K000238069 No
Bally, J. [B3625] Kenya K000238023 No
Scheffler, G. [438] Kenya K000238046 No
Greenway, P.J. [3901] Tanzania K000238094 No
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [1276] Tanzania K000238086 No
Raynal, J. [19486] Tanzania K000238068 Yes
Beentje, H.J. [3563] Kenya K000238024 No
Wood, D. [796] Kenya K000238049 No
Bally, P.R.O. [B4769] Kenya K000238036 No
Gilbert, C.R. [92] Tanzania K000238098 No
Robertson, S.A. [440] Tanzania K000238091 No
Gillett, J.B. [19053] Kenya K000238037 No
Whyte, A. [s.n.] Kenya K000238032 No
Grimshaw, J.M. [93161] Tanzania K000238077 Yes
Carmichael, W. [1714] Tanzania K000238083 No
Geilinger, (.D.r.). [5105] Tanzania K000238097 No
Johnstone, H.H. [150] Tanzania K000238095 No
Whyte, A. [s.n.] Kenya K000238033 No
Dowson, W.J. [678] Kenya K000238030 No
Adamson, J. [B3925] Kenya K000238025 No
Pocs, T.; Chuwa, S. [89009B] Tanzania K000238076 No
Lovett, J.; Congdon, T.C.E. [3228] Tanzania K000238075 No
Hooper, S.S.; Townsend, C.C. [1686] Kenya K000238050 No
Mwangangi, O.M.; Kariuki, F. [342] Kenya K000238026 No
Tanner, R.E.S. [916] Tanzania K000238081 No
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [4359] Kenya K000238064 No
Mabberley, D.J. [433] Kenya K000238048 No
Beentje, H.J. [2501] Kenya K000238054 No
Christenhusz, M.J.M.,, Kamau, P., Mbale, M.; Chase, M.W. [6627] Kenya K000696623 No

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    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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    • 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