Euphorbia speciosa L.C. Leach

All images: Click on each image to see a larger version and details of the record View selected images

Euphorbia speciosa

Habit
Rock pavement beside Chishimba Falls
Chishimba Falls, Kasama District
Jun 2023
Photo: Nick Wightman

Euphorbia speciosa

Stem
Rock pavement beside Chishimba Falls
Chishimba Falls, Kasama District
Jun 2023
Photo: Nick Wightman

Detailed records: Display species records QDS maps by: Google Maps Point records by Google Maps

Species details: Click on each item to see an explanation of that item (Note: opens a new window)

Synonyms:
Common names:
Frequency:
Status: Native
Description:
Type location:
Zambia, Kasama
Notes: Red data status: VU D2
Derivation of specific name:
Habitat:
Altitude range: (metres)
Flowering time:
Worldwide distribution:
FZ divisions: N
Zambian distribution (Provinces): N
Growth form(s):
Endemic status:
Red data list status: Vulnerable
Insects associated with this species:
Spot characters: Display spot characters for this species
Images last updated: Wednesday 26 July 2023
Literature:

Carter, S. & Leach, L.C. (2001). Euphorbiaceae: subfamily Euphorbioideae: tribe Euphorbieae Flora Zambesiaca 9(5) Page 424.


Other sources of information about Euphorbia speciosa:

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Euphorbia speciosa
African Plant Database: Euphorbia speciosa
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Euphorbia speciosa
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Euphorbia speciosa
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Euphorbia speciosa
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Euphorbia speciosa
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Euphorbia speciosa
JSTOR Plant Science: Euphorbia speciosa
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Euphorbia speciosa
Plants of the World Online: Euphorbia speciosa
Tropicos: Euphorbia speciosa
Wikipedia: Euphorbia speciosa


Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Nicholas Wightman, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-25

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wightman, N., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2025). Flora of Zambia: Species information: Euphorbia speciosa.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=206650, retrieved 5 December 2025

Site software last modified: 24 June 2025 6:53pm (GMT +2)
Terms of use