Euphorbia atropurpurea

Euphorbia atropurpurea in Tenerife, Canary Islands.
Euphorbia atropurpurea

Taxonavigation

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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. Aphyllis
Subsectio: E. subsect. Macaronesicae
Species: Euphorbia atropurpurea
Form & varieties: E. a. f. lutea – E. a. var. atropurpurea – E. a. var. modesta

Name

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Euphorbia atropurpurea Brouss. ex Willd., 1809

Synonyms

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  • Homotypic
    • Kanopikon atropurpureum (Brouss. ex Willd.) Raf., Fl. Tellur. 4: 114 (1838).
    • Tithymalus atropurpureus (Brouss. ex Willd.) Klotzsch & Garcke, Abh. Königl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1859: 80 (1860).

Distribution

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Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Africa
    • Regional: Macaronesia
      • Canary Is. (Tenerife)

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

References

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Primary references

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Vernacular names

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Deutsch: Dunkelpurpurrote Wolfsmilch
español: tabaiba majorera, tabaiba roja
 
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