Euphorbia atropurpurea

Euphorbia atropurpurea in Tenerife, Canary Islands.

Euphorbia atropurpurea

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

Name

Euphorbia atropurpurea Brouss. ex Willd., 1809

Synonyms

• 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

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

Primary references

• Broussonet, P.M.A. ex Willd., 1809. Enumeratio Plantarum Horti Botanici Berolinensis: 501.

Links

• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Euphorbia atropurpurea. Published online. Accessed: Jun 20 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Euphorbia atropurpurea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jun 20. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2020. Euphorbia atropurpurea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 20 Jun 2020.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Euphorbia atropurpurea in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Dunkelpurpurrote Wolfsmilch
español: tabaiba majorera, tabaiba roja

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