Erythrococca
Encyclopedia
Erythrococca is a plant
genus
of the family
Euphorbiaceae
. It comprises about 50 species
, most of which are native to Africa
, with 4 species in Southern Africa
.
Plant
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genus
Genus
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of the family
Family (biology)
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Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbiaceae, the Spurge family are a large family of flowering plants with 300 genera and around 7,500 species. Most are herbs, but some, especially in the tropics, are also shrubs or trees. Some are succulent and resemble cacti....
. It comprises about 50 species
Species
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, most of which are native to Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
, with 4 species in Southern Africa
Southern Africa
Southern Africa is the southernmost region of the African continent, variably defined by geography or geopolitics. Within the region are numerous territories, including the Republic of South Africa ; nowadays, the simpler term South Africa is generally reserved for the country in English.-UN...
.
Synonyms
- Athroandra (Hook.f.) Pax & K.Hoffm.
- Autrandra Pierre ex Prain
- Chloropatane Engl.
- Deflersia Schweinf.Georg August SchweinfurthGeorg August Schweinfurth was a Baltic German botanist, traveller in East Central Africa and ethnologist....
ex Penz. - Poggeophyton PaxFerdinand Albin PaxFerdinand Albin Pax was a German botanist and entomologist. He specialised in Lepidoptera, Diptera, as well as in spermatophytes, describing several species....
- Rivinoides Afzel.Adam AfzeliusAdam Afzelius was a Swedish botanist and an apostle of Carl Linnaeus. Afzelius was born at Larv in Västergötland in 1750. He was appointed teacher of oriental languages at Uppsala University in 1777, and in 1785 demonstrator of botany...
ex Prain
Species include
- Erythrococca anomala
- Erythrococca berberidea
- Erythrococca bongensis
- Erythrococca columnarisErythrococca columnarisErythrococca columnaris is a species of plant in the Euphorbiaceae family. It is endemic to São Tomé and Príncipe.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 21 August 2007....
- Erythrococca molleriErythrococca molleriErythrococca molleri is a species of plant in the Euphorbiaceae family. It is endemic to São Tomé and Príncipe.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 21 August 2007....
- Erythrococca natalensis
- Erythrococca oleracea
- Erythrococca sanjensis
- Erythrococca trichogyne