Euphorbia ingens E. Mey. ex Boiss. GRIN-Global

Taxon: Euphorbia ingens E. Mey. ex Boiss.

Summary

Genus:

Euphorbia

Family:

Euphorbiaceae

Subfamily:

Euphorbioideae

Tribe:

Euphorbieae

Subtribe:

Euphorbiinae

Nomen number:

409961

Place of publication:

A. L. P. P. de Candolle, Prodr. 15(2):87. 1862

Verified:

02/12/1998 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

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Conservation Status

CITES. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Appendices I, II and III (on-line resource).

Reference(s)

Arnold, T. H. & B. C. De Wet, eds. Plants of southern Africa: names and distribution. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa no. 62. 1993
CITES. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Appendices I, II and III (on-line resource).
Eggli, U., ed. Illustrated handbook of succulent plants: Dicotyledons. 2002
Encke, F. et al. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage. 1993
Erhardt, W. et al. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen. 2008
Govaerts, R. et al. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae. 2000
Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992
Kellerman, T. S. et al. Plant poisonings and mycotoxicoses of livestock in Southern Africa. 1988
Walters, S. M. et al., eds. European garden flora. 1986-

Common names

English
cactus euphorbia –
cactus spurge –
candelabra-tree –
naboom –
German
Kaktus-Wolfsmilch –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State
1	Native	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Malawi
1	Native	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Mozambique
1	Native	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Zimbabwe
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	Botswana
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	Eswatini
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa	Transvaal
2	Cultivated

Native
Africa

SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Mozambique, Malawi, Zimbabwe
SOUTHERN AFRICA: Botswana, Eswatini, South Africa [KwaZulu-Natal, Transvaal]

Cultivated ()

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Environmental	ornamental		Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992
Vertebrate poisons	mammals		Kellerman, T. S. et al. Plant poisonings and mycotoxicoses of livestock in Southern Africa. 1988

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2024. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=409961. Accessed 10 November 2024.