African Plant Database


Euphorbia heterophylla L.
Protologue : Sp. Pl. 1: 453 (1753)  
Information on the genus : Euphorbia
 
 
Status
Status for NA : accepted (weed)
Status for SA : accepted (naturalised-introduced)
Status for TA : accepted (naturalised-introduced)
 
Synonym(s) Homotypic
 Poinsettia heterophylla (L.) Klotzsch & Garcke
 
Synonym(s) Heterotypic
=Poinsettia geniculata (Ortega) Klotzsch & Garcke
=Euphorbia geniculata Ortega (1797)
 
Ecology and distribution
South. Afr.
Biol./Eco : biology: annual-Herb - Ht 0.3 - 1 m. Alt: 3 - 2000 m. Distribution: BOT, FS, GA, LP, MP, NW

Bibliography for Tropical Africa :
  • Cat. Pl. Vasc. Burkina Faso:205 (2012)
  • DARBYSHIRE, I. KORDOFAMI, M. & AL. (2015). The plants of Sudan and South Sudan, An annoted checklist. Kew Publishing : 219
  • CÉSAR J. & C. CHATELAIN (2019). Flore illustrée du Tchad. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de Genève, Coopération Suisse & Univ. N'Djaména : 423
  • CÉSAR J. & C. CHATELAIN (2019). Flore illustrée du Tchad. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de Genève, Coopération Suisse & Univ. N'Djaména : 424

Bibliography for North Africa :
  • Fl. Atlant. 1: 385 (1798). 
  • ALI, S. I., S. M. H. JAFRI & A. EL GADI (ED.) (1982). Flora of Libya. 89: 48
  • Med-Checklist 3: 214 (1986).
  • HANSEN, A. & P. SUNDING (1993). Flora of Macaronesia. Checklist of vascular plants. 4. revised edition Sommerfeltia 17: 1-295
  • Fl. Egypt (Boulos) 2: 54 (2000).

Bibliography other :
  • LEBRUN J.P. (1999). Supplément au Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali. Candollea 54(2): 374
 
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