Euphorbia teke

Euphorbia teke

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. Euphorbia
Sectio: E. sect. Euphorbia
Species: Euphorbia teke

Name

Euphorbia teke Schweinf. ex Pax, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 118 (1894).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Elaeophorbia teke (Schweinf. ex Pax) A.Chev., Rev. Int. Bot. Appl. Agric. Trop. 31: 495 (1951).
• Heterotypic
  • Euphorbia laurentii De Wild., Ann. Mus. Congo Belge, Bot., sér. 5, 2: 289 (1908).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Tropical Africa Cameroon; Central African Repu; Chad; Congo; Sudan; Tanzania; Uganda; Zare References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Schweinfurth, G.A., 1894. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie. Leipzig 19:118.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Euphorbia teke in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jul 12. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Euphorbia teke. Published online. Accessed: Jul 12 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Euphorbia teke in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jul 12. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2020. Euphorbia teke. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 Jul 2020.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Euphorbia teke in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

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