The nomenclature and application of the names Euphorbia candelabrum Welw. and Euphorbia ingens in tropical Africa

During the last 40 years, one of the most widespread and conspicuous succulent trees in East and north‐east Africa has been referred to as Euphorbia candelabrum Kotschy or as E. candelabrum Trémaux ex Kotschy. This name is a later homonym of E. candelabrum Welw., and consequently it is illegitimate. The species to which the name E. candelabrum Kotschy has been widely applied is shown to be conspecific with E. ingens, which occurs from southern Ethiopia to subtropical South Africa.Peer Reviewedhttps://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/152821/1/tax12091_am.pdfhttps://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/152821/2/tax12091.pd