Euphorbia negromontana

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
Subgenus: E. subg. Chamaesyce
Sectio: E. sect. Articulofruticosae
Species: Euphorbia negromontana
Subspecies: E. n. subsp. negromontana – E. n. subsp. rimireptans

Name

Euphorbia negromontana N.E.Br., Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 6(1.3): 557 (–558) (1911)

• Typus: F.M.J. Welwitsch 632 (in flower, 10 August 1859; Lectotypus: BM [fide Leach 1974; cf. BM000911263^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, 'Type']; ⧼Isolectotypi⧽: G, K [cf. K000253160^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, without type indication], LISU [LISU223719^(JSTOR)]).
• Type locality: Angola. Mossamedes [= Namibe]: Serra de Montes Negros.

Misapplied names

• Euphorbia decussata auct. non E.Mey. ex Boiss. [= E. rhombifolia Boiss.]: Hiern, Cat. Afr. Pl. 1(4): 944 (1900), quoad Welwitsch 632

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa South Tropical Africa Angola. Southern Africa Namibia. 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

• Hiern, W.P. 1900. Catalogue of the African Plants collected by Dr. F. Welwitsch in 1853-61. [Vol. I.] Dicotyledons, Part IV. Pp 785–1035. London. BHL Reference page. 
• Leach, L.C. 1974. Euphorbiae succulentae Angolenses: IV. Garcia de Orta, Série de Botânica 2(1): 31–53. hdl: 10316.2/92402 Reference page.  [see pages 51–52.]
• Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. 2008. Plants of Angola / Plantas de Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1–279. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria. ISBN 978-1-919976-45-7. PDF. Reference page.  [see page 72.]
• 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(4): 764–789. DOI: 10.1002/tax.614005 JSTOR ResearchGate Reference page.  [see page 777.]
• Bruyns, P.V. 2022. ​Euphorbia in Southern Africa, Vol. 2. Springer Cham. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-49399-8 . Reference page.  [see page 523.]

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Euphorbia negromontana. Accessed: 2023 April 11.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Euphorbia negromontana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 April 11. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Euphorbia negromontana. Published online. Accessed: 11 April 2023.
• Euphorbia negromontana – Taxon details on National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). Accessed: 11 April 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Euphorbia negromontana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 11 April 2023.