Euphorbia punicea

Euphorbia punicea

Euphorbia punicea

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malpighiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Malpighiales

Familia: Euphorbiaceae
Subfamilia: Euphorbioideae
Tribus: Euphorbieae
Subtribus: Euphorbiinae
Genus: Euphorbia
Subgenus: E. subg. Euphorbia
Sectio: E. sect. Cubanthus
Subsectio: E. subsect. Cubanthus
Species: Euphorbia punicea

Name

Euphorbia punicea Sw. (1788)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Adenorima punicea (Sw.) Raf., Fl. Tellur. 4: 112. 1836 publ. 1838.
  • Euphorbiodendron puniceum (Sw.) Millsp., Publ. Field Columb. Mus., Bot. Ser. 2: 305. 1909.
  • Poinsettia punicea (Sw.) Klotzsch & Garcke, Monatsb. Akad. Berl. 1859: 253. 1859.
  • Tithymalus puniceus (Sw.) Haw., Syn. Pl. Succ. 140. 1812.

• Heterotypic
  • Euphorbia troyana Urb., Symb. Antill. 5(3): 394. 1908.
  • Euphorbiodendron troyanum (Urb.) Millsp., Publ. Field Columb. Mus., Bot. Ser. 2: 305. 1909.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Caribbean Jamaica References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Swartz, O. 1788. Nova genera & species plantarum seu Prodromus descriptionum vegetabilium, maximam partem incognitorum quae sub itinere in Indiam Occidentalem annis 1783–87 digessit Olof Swartz. M. D. X+152 pp., index. M.Swederi, Holmiae [Stockholm] etc. BHL Reference page. : 76.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Euphorbia punicea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jul 08. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Euphorbia punicea. Published online. Accessed: Jul 08 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Euphorbia punicea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jul 08. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2020. Euphorbia punicea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 08 Jul 2020.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Euphorbia punicea in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

English: Jamaican poinsettia

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