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Scientific Name | Euphorbia multifida N.E.Br. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | EUPHORBIACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Data Deficient - Taxonomically Problematic |
Assessment Date | 2015/10/08 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | The type material of Euphorbia multifida consists of several inflorescences, but no vegetative material, and is of unknown origin. It is suspected to be from KwaZulu-Natal, but it cannot be matched with certainty to any wild plants. The species remains poorly known and unresolved. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | Unknown. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Description | Unknown. |
Population |
Population trend | Unknown |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Euphorbia multifida N.E.Br. | DDT | 2017.1 | | Euphorbia multifida N.E.Br. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Brown, N.E., Hutchinson, J. and Prain, D. 1920. Euphorbiaceae. In: W.T. Thiselton-Dyer (ed). Flora Capensis V Section II (Thymeleaceae-Ceratophylleae):216-516. L. Reeve & Co., Ltd., Ashford.
Bruyns, P.V. 2012. Nomenclature and typification of southern African species of Euphorbia. Bothalia 42(2):217-245.
Raimondo, D., von Staden, L., Foden, W., Victor, J.E., Helme, N.A., Turner, R.C., Kamundi, D.A. and Manyama, P.A. 2009. Red List of South African Plants. Strelitzia 25. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2015. Euphorbia multifida N.E.Br. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/01/18 |
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