Cnidoscolus vitifolius

Cnidoscolus vitifolius

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: Crotonoideae
Tribus: Manihoteae
Genus: Cnidoscolus
Species: Cnidoscolus vitifolius

Name

Cnidoscolus vitifolius (Mill.) Pohl, Pl. Bras. Icon. Descr. 1: 61 (1827).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Jatropha vitifolia Mill., Gard. Dict. ed. 8: n.º 5 (1768).
• Homotypic
  • Jatropha vitifolia var. genuina Müll.Arg. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 15(2): 1097 (1866), not validly publ.
• Heterotypic
  • Manihot spinosissima Mill. ex Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 99 (1841), nom. nud.
  • Jatropha vitifolia var. obtusifolia Müll.Arg. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 15(2): 1097 (1866).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Brazil Brazil Northeast; Brazil West-Central References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Pohl, I.E. 1827. Plantarum Brasiliae icones et descriptiones hactenus ineditae. Tomus 1. 152 pp. 16 pl, Vindobonae [Vienna]. BHL Reference page. : 1: 61.

Links

• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Cnidoscolus vitifolius. Published online. Accessed: Jun 17 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Cnidoscolus vitifolius in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jun 17. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2020. Cnidoscolus vitifolius. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 17 Jun 2020.

Vernacular names

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