Euphorbia murielii

Holotype of Euphorbia murielii (K000252885)

Taxonavigation

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
Species: Euphorbia murielii

Name

Euphorbia murielii N.E.Br., Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 6(1.4): 589 (1912); as E. Murieli; not accepted by Andrews (1952: 66) [cited as Euphorbia candelabrum Trémaux ex Kotschy], but accepted by Bruyns & Berry (2019: 835)

• Typus: C.E. Muriel s.n. ([19 February 1901]; holotypus: K000252885^(JSTOR)).
• Type locality: Sudan. Near the Bahr-el-Jebel.

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Euphorbia candelabrum Trémaux ex Kotschy, Mitth. K. K. Geogr. Ges. Wien 1(2): 169 (1857), nom. illeg., non Welw. (1855); accepted by Andrews (1952: 66), but not accepted by Bruyns & Berry (2019: 835) [cited as Euphorbia murielii]
    • Lectotypus: [illustration] "VUE DE KAÇANE ... Euphorbia canariensis ..." in Trémaux, Voy. Soudan Orient., Atlas: t. 13 (1853); designated by Bruyns & Berry (2019: 835).
    • Type locality: Soudan[Sudan]. Mt. Kaçane [near the present-day Qeissan, in Eastern Sudan where the Blue Nile enters Sudan from Ethiopia].
  • Euphorbia calycina N.E.Br., Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 6(1.4): 597 (1912); not accepted by Andrews (1952: 66) and Bruyns & Berry (2019: 835) [cited as Euphorbia murielii]
    • Typus:
      • G.A. Schweinfurth 1259 ([2 March 1869]; lectotypus: K000252884^(JSTOR), designated by Bruyns & Berry 2019: 835; isolectotypus: BM000911281^(JSTOR)).
      • G.A. Schweinfurth 2824a ([December 1869]; syntypus: K000252883^(JSTOR)).
      • G.A. Schweinfurth 2824 ([December 1869]; syntypus: BM000911282^(JSTOR)).
    • Type locality:
      • Lectotypus: Soudan[South Sudan]. Meshra el Rek[​Mechra el Rek], by the Ghazal River.
      • 2824a: Mittu: near Legbi.

Misapplied names

• Euphorbia canariensis auct. non L.: Trémaux, Voy. Soudan Orient., Atlas: tt. 13, 14 (1853)
  • Note: see Bruyns & Berry (2019: 833).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa Sudan References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Thiselton-Dyer, W.T. 1909-1913. Flora of Tropical Africa. Vol. 6 sec.1. Nyctagineae to Euphorbiaceae. 1094 pp. London. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Trémaux, P. [1853.] Voyages au Soudan oriental et dans l'Afrique septentrionale, exécutés de 1847 a 1854 : comprenant une exploration dans l'Algéri, le régences de Tunis et de Tripoli, l'Égypte, la Nubie, les déserts, l'ile de Méroé, le Sennar, le Fa-Zoglo, et dans les contrées inconnues de la Nigritie : Atlas de Vues pittoresques, Scènes de mœurs, Types de végétation remarquables, Dessins d'objets éthologiques et scientifiques, Panoramas et Cartes géographiques. Paris: chez Borrani. Internet Archive Reference page. 
• Kotschy, C.G.T. 1857. Allgemeiner Ueberblick der Nilländer und ihrer Pflanzenbekleidung. Mittheilungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Geographischen Gesellschaft in Wien 1(2): 156–182. BHL. Reference page. 
• Andrews, F.W. 1952. The Flowering Plants of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan. Vol. 2: Sterculiaceae–Dipsacaceae. T. Buncle & Co. Ltd., Arbroath, Scotland. PDF Reference page. 
• Bruyns, P.V. & Berry, P.E. 2019. The nomenclature and application of the names Euphorbia candelabrum Welw. and Euphorbia ingens in tropical Africa. Taxon 68(4): 828–838. DOI: 10.1002/tax.12091 hdl: 2027.42/152821 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Euphorbia murielii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 February 14. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Euphorbia murielii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 March 7. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Euphorbia murielii. Published online. Accessed: 14 February 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Euphorbia murielii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 February 2022.

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