Taxon:
Euphorbia mauritanica L.
Summary
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 1:452. 1753
Verified:
03/02/1998
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Arnold, T. H. & B. C. De Wet, eds. 1993. Plants of southern Africa: names and distribution. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa no. 62
- Balakrishnan, N. P. & T. Chakrabarty. 2007. The family Euphorbiaceae in India; a synopsis of its profile, taxonomy and bibliography
- CITES. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Appendices I, II and III (on-line resource). URL: http://www.cites.org/eng/app/appendices.shtml
- Eggli, U., ed. 2002. Illustrated handbook of succulent plants: Dicotyledons
- Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
- Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae URL: http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/home.do
- Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
- Kellerman, T. S. et al. 1988. Plant poisonings and mycotoxicoses of livestock in Southern Africa
- Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
- Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
Common names
English
jackal's-food – yellow milkbush – German
Milchbusch –
Distribution
order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | Botswana | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | Lesotho | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | Namibia | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | Cape Province | |
1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | Free State | |
1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | KwaZulu-Natal | |
2 | Cultivated | | | | | also cult. |
4 | Naturalized | | | | | natzd. elsewhere |
Native
Africa
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SOUTHERN AFRICA:
Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa [Cape Province, KwaZulu-Natal, Free State]
Cultivated
(also cult.)
Naturalized
(natzd. elsewhere)
Economic Uses
Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
Environmental | ornamental | | Balakrishnan, N. P. & T. Chakrabarty. 2007. The family Euphorbiaceae in India; a synopsis of its profile, taxonomy and bibliography |
Vertebrate poisons | mammals | | Kellerman, T. S. et al. 1988. Plant poisonings and mycotoxicoses of livestock in Southern Africa |