Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbia
First published in Sp. Pl.: 452 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SW. Namibia to W. & SW. Cape Prov. It is a succulent subshrub and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.
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Distribution
Native to:
Cape Provinces, Namibia
Synonyms
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Dactylanthes tuberculata (Jacq.) Haw. in Syn. Pl. Succ.: 133 (1812)
- Euphorbia bolusii N.E.Br. in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 5(2): 333 (1915)
- Euphorbia caput-medusae var. geminata Aiton in Hort. Kew. 2: 136 (1789)
- Euphorbia caput-medusae var. major Aiton in Hort. Kew. 2: 135 (1789)
- Euphorbia caput-medusae var. minor Aiton in Hort. Kew. 2: 135 (1789)
- Euphorbia commelini DC. in Cat. Pl. Horti Monsp.: 110 (1813)
- Euphorbia confluens Nel in Kakteenkunde 1933: 193 (1933)
- Euphorbia fructus-pini Mill. in Gard. Dict., ed. 8.: n.° 10 (1768)
- Euphorbia fructus-pini var. geminata (Aiton) Sweet in Hort. Brit. 2: 356 (1826), not validly publ.
- in Succ. Euphorb.: 355 (1941), nom. illeg.
- Euphorbia macowanii N.E.Br. in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 5(2): 334 (1915)
- Euphorbia marlothiana N.E.Br. in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 5(2): 331 (1915)
- Euphorbia medusae Panz. in Vollst. Pflanzensyst. 14: 109 (1788)
- Euphorbia muirii N.E.Br. in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 5(2): 331 (1915)
- Euphorbia parvimamma Boiss. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 15(2): 86 (1862)
- Euphorbia ramiglans N.E.Br. in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 5(2): 306 (1915)
- Euphorbia ramiglans var. confluens (Nel) van Veldh. in Euphorbia World 16(1): 30 (2020)
- Euphorbia tessellata (Haw.) Steud. in Nomencl. Bot. 1: 328 (1821)
- Euphorbia tuberculata Jacq. in Pl. Hort. Schoenbr. 2: 43 (1797)
- in Succ. Euphorb.: 372 (1941)
- Euphorbia tuberculatoides N.E.Br. in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 5(2): 332 (1915)
- Medusea fructus-pini (Mill.) Haw. in Syn. Pl. Succ.: 134 (1812)
- Medusea major Haw. in Syn. Pl. Succ.: 134 (1812)
- Medusea tessellata Haw. in Syn. Pl. Succ.: 135 (1812)
- in Monatsber. Königl. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1859: 251 (1859)
Classification
- Kingdom Plantae
- Phylum Tracheophyta
- Class Equisetopsida
- Subclass Magnoliidae
- Order
Malpighiales
- Family
Euphorbiaceae
- Genus
Euphorbia
- Species
Euphorbia caput-medusae
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Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Bruyns, P.V. (2012). Nomenclature and typification of southern African species of Euphorbia. Bothalia 42: 217-245.
- Bruyns, P.V. (2022). Euphorbia in Southern Africa 1: 1-474. Springer.
- Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1-4: 1-1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Möller, A. & Becker, R. (2019). Field guide to the succulent Euphorbias of Southern Africa: 1-320. BRIZA.
- van Veldhuisen, R. (2020). Revision of the informal Euphorbia caput-medusae group. Euphorbia World 16: 17-41.
Kew Species Profiles
- Goldblatt, P. & Manning, J. (2000). Cape Plants. A Conspectus of the Cape Flora of South Africa. National Botanical Institute, Cape Town & Missouri Botanical Garden, St Louis.
- Manning, J. & Goldblatt, P. (1996). West Coast: South African Wildflower Guide 7. Botanical Society of South Africa with the Darling Wildflower Society, Cape Town.
- Prain, D. (1916). Euphorbia caput-medusae L. Curtis’s Botanical Magazine t. 8673.
- Raimondo, D. et al. (2009). Red List of South African Plants 2009. Strelitzia 25. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
- World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (2010). Euphorbia caput-medusae. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Bruyns, P.V. (2012). Nomenclature and typification of southern African species of Euphorbia. Bothalia 42: 217-245.
- Bruyns, P.V. (2022). Euphorbia in Southern Africa 1: 1-474. Springer.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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| May 1, 2017 | Pearson, H.H.W. [2261] South Africa | K000253343 | Syntype | Yes | |
| May 1, 2017 | Bachmann [1042] South Africa | K000253346 | Lectotype | Yes | |
| May 1, 2017 | Bolus, H. [9767] South Africa | K000253331 | Type | No | |
| May 1, 2017 | Grey, F. [s.n.] South Africa | K000253345 | Syntype | Yes | |
| May 1, 2017 | Marloth, R. [5733] South Africa | K000253342 | Type | Yes | |
| May 1, 2017 | MacOwan [3286] South Africa | K000253330 | Lectotype | No | |
| May 1, 2017 | MacOwan [3286] South Africa | K000407083 | Type | Yes | |
| May 1, 2017 | Drège, J.F. [8202a] South Africa | K000253313 | Unknown Type Material | Yes | |
| May 1, 2017 | Drège, J.F. [8202a] South Africa | K001044663 | Unknown Type Material | Yes | |
| May 1, 2017 | Muir [s.n.] South Africa | K000253344 | Syntype | Yes | |
| Bolus, H. [9448] South Africa | K000253279 | Isotype | Yes | ||
| Schlechter [8419] South Africa | K000253329 | Syntype | Yes | ||
| Jan 1, 2003 | Moss, C.E.; Brown, N.E. [2908] South Africa | Euphorbia marlothiana | K000390471 | No | |
| Dyer, R.A. [4089] South Africa | Euphorbia marlothiana | K000390472 | No | ||
| Esterhuysen, E.E. [s.n.] South Africa | Euphorbia marlothiana | K000390467 | No | ||
| Dyer, R.A. [4089] South Africa | Euphorbia marlothiana | K000390469 | No | ||
| Bolus, H. [4359] South Africa | Euphorbia marlothiana | K000390470 | No | ||
| Vander Merwe, F.Z. [s.n.] South Africa | Euphorbia marlothiana | K000390468 | No |
Sources
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Science Photographs
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Kew Species Profiles
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