Euphorbiaceae
Micrococca

Micrococca scariosa Prain

First published in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1912: 192 (1912)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. Kenya, E. Tanzania (incl. Zanzibar), Mozambique. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Kenya, Mozambique, Tanzania

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1-4: 1-1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • A. Engler & O. Drude, Die Vegetation Der Erde, IX, Pflanzenwelt Afrikas 3(2): 76 (1921).
  • J.P.M. Brenan, Check-lists of the Forest Trees and Shrubs of the British Empire no. 5, part II, Tanganyika Territory p. 220 (1949).
  • Pax in A. Engler, Das Pflanzenreich IV. 147(7): 132 (1914).
  • Prain in Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, Kew 1912: 192 (1912)
  • Prain in Flora of Tropical Africa 6(1): 878 (1912).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sacleux, C. [1630] Tanzania K000431058 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sacleux, R.P. [1630] Tanzania K000431056 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sacleux, R.P. [1630] Tanzania K000431057 Unknown Type Material Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [3595] Tanzania K:SPC-05260.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
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  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0