⚠ Version 1 of The Plant List has been superseded.

This name is in version 1.1 of The Plant List, record kew-80855, with some changes.

Euphorbia merkeri N.E.Br. is a synonym of Euphorbia gossypina subsp. gossypina

The record derives from WCSP which reports it as a synonym (record 80855) with original publication details: Fl. Trop. Afr. 6(1): 555 1911.

Full publication details for this name can be found in IPNI: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:347329-1.