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Scientific Name | Euphorbia tirucalli L. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | EUPHORBIACEAE |
Synonyms | Euphorbia media N.E.Br., Euphorbia media N.E.Br. var. bagshawei N.E.Br., Euphorbia rhipsaloides Lem., Euphorbia rhipsaloides Welw. ex N.E.Br., Euphorbia scoparia N.E.Br., Euphorbia tirucalli L. var. rhipsaloides (Welw. ex N.E.Br.) A.Chev. |
Common Names | Hedge Euphorbia (e), Kraalmelkbos (a), Kraal-melkbos (a), Kraal-naboom (a), More-ômotala (tw), Motlalamela (ns), Motsêtse (tw), Mutungu (v), Rubber Euphorbia (e), Rubber Tree (e), Sehlaresetala (tw), Tirucalli Tree (e), Umhlontlo (x), Umnduze (z), Umsululu (z) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2005/07/29 |
Assessor(s) | R.H. Archer & J.E. Victor |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Euphorbia tirucalli L. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Boon, R. 2010. Pooley's Trees of eastern South Africa. Flora and Fauna Publications Trust, Durban.
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 |
| Archer, R.H. & Victor, J.E. 2005. Euphorbia tirucalli L. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2024/10/06 |
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