Euphorbia franckiana information from NPGS/GRIN

United States Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville Area
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Taxon: Euphorbia franckiana A. Berger

Genus: Euphorbia
Family: Euphorbiaceae subfamily: Euphorbioideae tribe: Euphorbieae subtribe: Euphorbiinae.
Nomen number: 418370
Place of publication: Sukkul. Euphorb. 78. 1906 ("1907")
Name verified on: 09-Apr-2001 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 25-Jun-2008
No species priority site assigned.

NO ACCESSIONS IN NPGS UNDER THIS NAME.

Check PlantSearch database of Botanic Gardens Conservation International for possible non-NPGS germplasm.
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SPECIES OF CONSERVATION CONCERN BECAUSE RARE OR ENDANGERED

Species on the following lists:

CITES Appendix II
Check conservation status and distribution in NatureServe Explorer database

Economic importance:

Vertebrate poisons: mammals (fide Toxicon 16:51057. 1978)

More:

View toxicology references for Euphorbia franckiana from FDA Poisonous Plant Database

Distributional range:

Native:

AFRICA
Southern Africa: South Africa - Cape Province, KwaZulu-Natal

References:

Arnold, T. H. & B. C. De Wet, eds. 1993. Plants of southern Africa: names and distribution. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa no. 62.
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. 2002. Illustrated handbook of succulent plants: Dicotyledons.
Evans, F. J. 1978. The irritant toxins of blue Euphorbia (Euphorbia coerulescens) Haw.). Toxicon 16:51–57.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae.

More:

Search AGRICOLA article citation database for citations referencing Euphorbia franckiana.

Search NCBI's Entrez search engine for PubMed citations referencing Euphorbia franckiana.

Search Biodiversity Heritage Library for historical publications referencing Euphorbia franckiana.

Check other web resources for Euphorbia franckiana A. Berger:

SIBIS: South African National Biodiversity Institute's (SANBI) Integrated Biodiversity System
ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.

Check other web resources for images:

PlantSystematics.org
Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

Abbreviations & symbols in GRIN Taxonomy

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USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program.
Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database].
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?418370 (19 May 2013)

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