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Feature Expedition

Euphorbiaceae

Specimens Compton Herbarium

Certain members of the Euphorbiaceae or spurge family produces toxins. Latex from the following species, Euphorbia ingens and E. cooperi, the two largest succulent trees in South Africa, can cause blindness.

14% Validated

100% Transcribed

500 Tasks

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Poaceae 2

Specimens Bews Herbarium

0% Validated

0% Transcribed

500 Tasks

Asteraceae 11

Specimens Selmar Schonland Herbarium

0% Validated

0% Transcribed

500 Tasks

Asteraceae 18

Specimens Selmar Schonland Herbarium

0% Validated

0% Transcribed

500 Tasks

Poaceae 8

Specimens Bews Herbarium

0% Validated

0% Transcribed

500 Tasks

Asteraceae 26

Specimens Selmar Schonland Herbarium

0% Validated

0% Transcribed

500 Tasks

Asteraceae 23

Specimens Selmar Schonland Herbarium

0% Validated

0% Transcribed

500 Tasks

Poaceae 4

Specimens Bews Herbarium

0% Validated

0% Transcribed

500 Tasks

Poaceae 5

Specimens Bews Herbarium

0% Validated

0% Transcribed

500 Tasks

Poaceae 7

Specimens Bews Herbarium

0% Validated

0% Transcribed

500 Tasks

Asteraceae 21

Specimens Selmar Schonland Herbarium

0% Validated

0% Transcribed

500 Tasks

Asteraceae 16

Specimens Selmar Schonland Herbarium

0% Validated

0% Transcribed

500 Tasks

Asteraceae 27

Specimens Selmar Schonland Herbarium

0% Validated

0% Transcribed

500 Tasks

Asteraceae 25

Specimens Selmar Schonland Herbarium

0% Validated

0% Transcribed

500 Tasks

Asteraceae 22

Specimens Selmar Schonland Herbarium

0% Validated

0% Transcribed

500 Tasks

Asteraceae 24

Specimens Selmar Schonland Herbarium

0% Validated

0% Transcribed

500 Tasks

Poaceae 9

Specimens Bews Herbarium

0% Validated

0% Transcribed

500 Tasks

Poaceae 10

Specimens Bews Herbarium

0% Validated

0% Transcribed

182 Tasks

Poaceae 6

Specimens Bews Herbarium

0% Validated

1% Transcribed

500 Tasks

Poaceae 3

Specimens Bews Herbarium

0% Validated

1% Transcribed

500 Tasks

Asteraceae 13

Specimens Selmar Schonland Herbarium

0% Validated

1% Transcribed

500 Tasks

Asteraceae 17

Specimens Selmar Schonland Herbarium

0% Validated

1% Transcribed

500 Tasks

Asteraceae 14

Specimens Selmar Schonland Herbarium

0% Validated

4% Transcribed

500 Tasks

Asteraceae 28

Specimens Selmar Schonland Herbarium

0% Validated

5% Transcribed

500 Tasks

Poaceae

Specimens Bews Herbarium

0% Validated

7% Transcribed

500 Tasks

Asteraceae 12

Specimens Selmar Schonland Herbarium

0% Validated

13% Transcribed

500 Tasks

Asteraceae 19

Specimens Selmar Schonland Herbarium

0% Validated

22% Transcribed

500 Tasks

Asteraceae 15

Specimens Selmar Schonland Herbarium

0% Validated

32% Transcribed

500 Tasks

Asteraceae 20

Specimens Selmar Schonland Herbarium

0% Validated

33% Transcribed

500 Tasks

Euphorbiaceae 7

Specimens Compton Herbarium

6% Validated

36% Transcribed

500 Tasks

Asteraceae 2

Specimens Bews Herbarium

0% Validated

47% Transcribed

372 Tasks

Asteraceae

Specimens Bews Herbarium

0% Validated

55% Transcribed

500 Tasks

Aizoaceae

Specimens Bews Herbarium

0% Validated

64% Transcribed

28 Tasks

Asteraceae 5

Specimens Selmar Schonland Herbarium

0% Validated

71% Transcribed

500 Tasks

Euphorbiaceae 8

Specimens Compton Herbarium

4% Validated

72% Transcribed

500 Tasks

Euphorbiaceae 4

Specimens Compton Herbarium

6% Validated

88% Transcribed

500 Tasks

Asteraceae 10

Specimens Selmar Schonland Herbarium

1% Validated

89% Transcribed

500 Tasks

Megachilidae

Specimens Ditsong Natural History Museum

58% Validated

94% Transcribed

113 Tasks

Melittidae

Specimens Ditsong Natural History Museum

47% Validated

95% Transcribed

72 Tasks

Euphorbiaceae 2

Specimens Compton Herbarium

5% Validated

96% Transcribed

500 Tasks

Colletidae

Specimens Ditsong Natural History Museum

20% Validated

96% Transcribed

386 Tasks

Asteraceae 8

Specimens Selmar Schonland Herbarium

0% Validated

96% Transcribed

500 Tasks

Halictidae 2

Specimens Ditsong Natural History Museum

43% Validated

97% Transcribed

71 Tasks

Andrenidae

Specimens Ditsong Natural History Museum

17% Validated

97% Transcribed

321 Tasks

Asteraceae 2

Specimens Selmar Schonland Herbarium

3% Validated

98% Transcribed

500 Tasks

Halictidae

Specimens Ditsong Natural History Museum

32% Validated

98% Transcribed

500 Tasks

Apidae

Specimens Ditsong Natural History Museum

12% Validated

98% Transcribed

99 Tasks

Asteraceae 3

Specimens Selmar Schonland Herbarium

1% Validated

98% Transcribed

500 Tasks

Asteraceae 9

Specimens Selmar Schonland Herbarium

0% Validated

98% Transcribed

500 Tasks

Euryphyminae

Specimens Agricultural Research Council

88% Validated

99% Transcribed

116 Tasks

Asteraceae

Specimens Selmar Schonland Herbarium

20% Validated

99% Transcribed

500 Tasks

Tettigonioidea

Specimens Ditsong Natural History Museum

86% Validated

99% Transcribed

239 Tasks

Lentulidae

Specimens Agricultural Research Council

95% Validated

99% Transcribed

348 Tasks

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