Euphorbia opuntioides

Euphorbia opuntioides

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 opuntioides

Name

Euphorbia opuntioides Welw. ex Hiern, Cat. Afr. Pl. 1(4): 945 (1900)

• Typus: F.M.J. Welwitsch 638 (in flower and fruit, March 1857; BM [​BM000911273^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], LISU [LISU223722^(JSTOR)])
• Type locality: [Angola. Malanje:] Pungo Andongo, near Candumba, close to the banks of the river Cuanza, by rocks in black sandy schist.

Distribution

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

References

Primary 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. 

Additional references

• 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.]

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Euphorbia opuntioides. Accessed: 2023 March 19.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Euphorbia opuntioides in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 March 19. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Euphorbia opuntioides. Published online. Accessed: 19 March 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Euphorbia opuntioides. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 March 2023.

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