Euphorbia ingens, Mecufi district, Cabo Delgado Province, Mozambique
Euphorbia ingens

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Malpighiales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Malpighiales

Familia: Euphorbiaceae
Subfamilia: Euphorbioideae
Tribus: Euphorbieae
Subtribus: Euphorbiinae
Genus: Euphorbia
Subgenus: E. subg. Euphorbia
Sectio: E. sect. Euphorbia
Species: Euphorbia ingens

Name

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Euphorbia ingens E.Mey. [Zwei Pflanzengeogr. Docum. (Drège) (Flora 26): 184 (1844), nom. nud.] ex Boiss., Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 15(2): 87 (1862)

Synonyms

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  • Heterotypic
    • Euphorbia reinhardtii Volkens, Notizbl. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 2: 263 (1899); not accepted by Govaerts, Frodin & Radcliffe-Smith (2000) [cited as Euphorbia candelabrum var. candelabrum] and Bruyns & Berry (2019: 837) [cited as Euphorbia ingens]
      • Typus: C. Holst 8821 (B, destroyed).
      • Type locality: [Tanzania. Lushoto Distr.:] Usambara [Mtns].
    • Euphorbia confertiflora Volkens, Notizbl. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 2: 266 (1899), nom. illeg. superfl.; not accepted by Govaerts, Frodin & Radcliffe-Smith (2000) [cited as Euphorbia candelabrum var. candelabrum] and Bruyns & Berry (2019: 837) [cited as Euphorbia ingens]
      • Note: see E. reinhardtii.
    • Euphorbia similis A.Berger, Sukk. Euphorb.: 69 (1907 publ. 1906); not accepted by Govaerts, Frodin & Radcliffe-Smith (2000) Bruyns (2012) and Bruyns & Berry (2019: 837) [cited as Euphorbia ingens]
      • Note: new name for Euphorbia natalensis Hort., non Bernh. ex Krauss (1845).
      • Typus: not traced by Bruyns & Berry (2019: 837).
      • Type locality: South Africa, Natal?
    • Euphorbia bilocularis N.E.Br., Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 6(1.4): 594 (1912)
    • Euphorbia tozzii Chiov., Fl. Somala 2: 407 (1932); accepted by Govaerts, Frodin & Radcliffe-Smith (2000), but not accepted by Bruyns & Berry (2019: 837) [cited as Euphorbia ingens]
      • Typus: R. Tozzi s.n. (December 1901; FT002006; isotypus: K000252882(JSTOR)).
      • Type locality: Somalia. Upper Juba, Tonata Island, near Alessandra.
    • Euphorbia candelabrum var. bilocularis (N.E.Br.) S.Carter, Kew Bull. 42(3): 681 (1987); accepted by Govaerts, Frodin & Radcliffe-Smith (2000), but not accepted by Bruyns & Berry (2019: 837) [cited as Euphorbia candelabrum var. bilocularis]
    • Euphorbia reinhardtii var. bilocularis (N.E.Br.) Oudejans, World Cat. Species Names Published Tribe Euphorbieae (Euphorbiaceae) with their Geogr. Distrib.: 5 (1990)

Misapplied names

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Distribution

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Native distribution areas:

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

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Primary references

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Additional references

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Vernacular names

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English: Candelabra tree
日本語: チュウテンカク
Gĩkũyũ: Gĩthũũri
Türkçe: Şamdan ağacı
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