Euphorbia grandicornis

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Malpighiales

Familia: Euphorbiaceae
Subfamilia: Euphorbioideae
Tribus: Euphorbieae
Subtribus: Euphorbiinae
Genus: Euphorbia
Subgenus: E. subg. Euphorbia
Sectio: E. sect. Euphorbia
Species: Euphorbia grandicornis
Subspecies: E. g. subsp. grandicornis – E. g. subsp. sejuncta
Name

Euphorbia grandicornis Blanc, Hints Cacti, ed. 2: 68. 1888.
Synonyms

Homotypic
Euphorbia grandicornis K.I.Goebel, Pflanzenbiol. Schilderungen 1: 42 (41, fig. 15). 1889, nom. superfl.
Euphorbia grandidens K.I.Goebel, Pflanzenschützer 1: 41. 1889, sphalm., non Haw. (1825).

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa
Regional: South Tropical Africa
Mozambique
Regional: Southern Africa
KwaZulu-Natal, Swaziland.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References

Blanc, A.A. (1888) Hints on Cacti, ed. 2, 68.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2015. Euphorbia grandicornis in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2015 Feb 11. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Euphorbia grandicornis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names
Afrikaans: Renosterdoring
English: Cow Horn Euphorbia