Accession Data:
Euphorbia abyssinica J.F. Gmel.
subg. Euphorbia sect. Euphorbia
- Common Name:
- Family: Euphorbiaceae Juss.
- Country of Origin: E Sudan (Red Sea Hills), Eritrea, N Ethiopia, N Somalia
- Habitat: stony soils in montane evergreen woodland and bushland
- Description: Arborescent species from Ethiopia forming a tree. The erect 8-angled branches have very deep angles and are edged with a border of closely packed, paired spines to 1cm long.
Habitat: Well-drained stony soils of hills and slopes, in montane evergreen woodland and bushland, at 1300 to 2200 m altitude.
- Culture: Seed or cuttings, although cuttings can be very slow to root.
Accession Data:
- Accession # 199200507
- Source: John Spain
- Accession Date: 12-31-1992
- Bench: 2208 - XER:Horn of Africa
- Currently: active - healthy
- Qty: 1 confirmed on 04-16-2024
- Restrictions:
- Poisonous Plant Parts - Not for Human Consumption
- CITES Appendix II Listed Plant
- Poisonous Plant Parts - Not for Human Consumption
Classification:
- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Magnoliopsida
- SubClass: eurosid I
- Order: Malpighiales
- SubOrder:
- Family: Euphorbiaceae
- SubFamily: Euphorbioideae
- Tribe: Euphorbieae
- SubTribe: Euphorbiinae
References (internal):
References (external):
- The Euphorbia Journal, Vol 1, pg 50, Strawberry Press, 1983
- Mitich, L., The Succulent Euphorbias: Poisonous and Medicinal, The Euphorbia Journal, Vol 2, pg 62, Strawberry Press, 1984
- Personal Communication with Frank Vincentz, International Euphorbia Society - 4 JAN 2006
- Carter, Susan; A Preliminary Classification of Euphorbia Subgenus Euphorbia, Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden, Vol. 81, No. 2 (1994), pp. 368-379
- Euphorbia abyssinica in Euphorbia Planetary Biodiversity Inventory. Accessed 13 August 2015.
data regenerated on Wed, 23 Oct 2024 12:18:25 -0400 [bcm v4.0]
Images:
Additional images for this accession:
Click on thumbnails to enlargeCurrent Accessions in the Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily Acalyphoideae
Tribe Acalypheae
- Acalyphinae: Acalypha chamaedrifolia
- Acalyphinae: Acalypha hispida
- Acalyphinae: Acalypha wilkesiana `Macafeana'
- Ricininae: Ricinus communis
Subfamily Acalyphoideae
Tribe Plukenetieae
- Dalechampiinae: Dalechampia spathulata
Subfamily Crotonoideae
Tribe Aleuritideae
- Aleuritinae: Aleurites moluccanus
- Garciinae: Garcia nutans
Subfamily Crotonoideae
Tribe Codiaeae
Subfamily Crotonoideae
Tribe Crotoneae
Subfamily Crotonoideae
Tribe Jatropheae
Subfamily Crotonoideae
Tribe Manihoteae
Subfamily Crotonoideae
Tribe Micrandreae
- Heveinae: Hevea brasiliensis
Subfamily Euphorbioideae
Tribe Euphorbieae
- Euphorbiinae: Euphorbia abyssinica
- Euphorbiinae: Euphorbia aeruginosa
- Euphorbiinae: Euphorbia alluaudii ssp. oncoclada
- Euphorbiinae: Euphorbia antiquorum
- Euphorbiinae: Euphorbia antisyphilitica
- Euphorbiinae: Euphorbia baioensis
- Euphorbiinae: Euphorbia beharensis var. guillemetii
- Euphorbiinae: Euphorbia bicompacta
- Euphorbiinae: Euphorbia bicompacta var. rubra
- Euphorbiinae: Euphorbia bupleurifolia
- Euphorbiinae: Euphorbia bupleurifolia x susannae
- Euphorbiinae: Euphorbia caerulescens
- Euphorbiinae: Euphorbia canariensis
- Euphorbiinae: Euphorbia caput-medusae
- Euphorbiinae: Euphorbia clandestina
- Euphorbiinae: Euphorbia croizatii
- Euphorbiinae: Euphorbia cylindrifolia
- Euphorbiinae: Euphorbia decaryi
- Euphorbiinae: Euphorbia didiereoides
- Euphorbiinae: Euphorbia enterophora
- Euphorbiinae: Euphorbia francoisii
- Euphorbiinae: Euphorbia globosa W/C
- Euphorbiinae: Euphorbia greenwayi var. greenwayi
- Euphorbiinae: Euphorbia guiengola
- Euphorbiinae: Euphorbia knuthii
- Euphorbiinae: Euphorbia lactea
- Euphorbiinae: Euphorbia leuconeura
- Euphorbiinae: Euphorbia lomelii
- Euphorbiinae: Euphorbia magnifica
- Euphorbiinae: Euphorbia mammillaris
- Euphorbiinae: Euphorbia mauritanica
- Euphorbiinae: Euphorbia milii var. splendens
- Euphorbiinae: Euphorbia neriifolia
- Euphorbiinae: Euphorbia obesa
- Euphorbiinae: Euphorbia obesa ssp. obesa
- Euphorbiinae: Euphorbia platyclada
- Euphorbiinae: Euphorbia polygona cv. 'Snowflake'
- Euphorbiinae: Euphorbia pseudoglobosa
- Euphorbiinae: Euphorbia resinifera
- Euphorbiinae: Euphorbia ritchiei subsp. ritchiei
- Euphorbiinae: Euphorbia stenoclada
- Euphorbiinae: Euphorbia susannae
- Euphorbiinae: Euphorbia tetracanthoides
- Euphorbiinae: Euphorbia tirucalli
- Euphorbiinae: Euphorbia trigona
- Euphorbiinae: Euphorbia virosa ssp. virosa
= indicates flowering in past 14 days
= images available for this accession
= map available for this accession
= accession added within past 90 days