Euphorbia amygdaloides

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. Esula
Sectio: E. sect. Patellares
Species: Euphorbia amygdaloides
Subspecies: E. a. subsp. amygdaloides – E. a. subsp. robbiae

Name

Euphorbia amygdaloides L., Sp. Pl.: 463 (1753).

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Tithymalus amygdaloides (L.) Garsault, Fig. Pl. Méd.: 594 (1764), opus utiq. oppr.
- Euphorbia nemoralis Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 390 (1796), nom. superfl.
- Esula amygdaloides (L.) Haw., Syn. Pl. Succ.: 154 (1812).
- Characias amygdaloides (L.) Gray, Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 260 (1821 publ. 1822).

Homonyms

Euphorbia amygdaloides Lam., nom. illeg. = Euphorbia nicaeensis subsp. nicaeensis

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

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Continental: Europe
- Regional: Northern Europe
  - Great Britain, Ireland (introduced).
- Regional: Middle Europe
  - Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland.
- Regional: Southwestern Europe
  - Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain.
- Regional: Southeastern Europe
  - Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Romania, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia.
- Regional: Eastern Europe
  - Belarus, Krym, Ukraine.
Continental: Africa
- Regional: Northern Africa
  - Algeria, Tunisia.
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Caucasus
  - North Caucasus, Transcaucasus.
- Regional: Western Asia
  - Iran, Turkey.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 463. Reference page.

Links

International Plant Names Index. 2020. Euphorbia amygdaloides. Published online. Accessed: Jun 19 2020.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Euphorbia amygdaloides in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jun 19. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2020. Euphorbia amygdaloides. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 Jun 2020.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Euphorbia amygdaloides in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

català: Lleteresa de bosc
čeština: Pryšec mandloňovitý
Deutsch: Mandelblättrige Wolfsmilch
dolnoserbski: Mandlowe wjelkowe mloko
English: Wood Spurge
español: Titímalo macho
suomi: Mantelityräkki
français: Euphorbe des bois
hornjoserbsce: Mandlowa mlóčeń
magyar: Erdei kutyatej
italiano: Euforbia delle Faggete
Nederlands: Amandelwolfsmelk
polski: Wilczomlecz migdałolistny
русский: Молочай миндалевидный
slovenčina: Mliečnik mandľovitý
slovenščina: Mandljevolistni mleček

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