Euphorbia balsamifera

Euphorbia balsamifera

Euphorbia balsamifera

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. Athymalus
Sectio: E. sect. Balsamis
Species: Euphorbia balsamifera

Name

Euphorbia balsamifera Aiton, 1789

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Tithymalus balsamifer (Aiton) Haw. in Syn. Pl. Succ.: 140 (1812)
• Heterotypic
  • Euphorbia balsamifera var. rogeri (N.E.Br.) Maire in Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 29: 450 (1938)
  • Euphorbia balsamifera subsp. rogeri (N.E.Br.) Guinea in Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 8: 399 (1948)
  • Euphorbia rogeri N.E.Br. in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 6(1): 551 (1911)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Algeria; Benin; Burkina; Canary Is.; Central African Repu; Chad; Congo; Gambia; Ghana; Guinea; Liberia; Mali; Mauritania; Morocco; Niger; Nigeria; Senegal; Somalia; Sudan; Togo; Western Sahara Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Arabian Peninsula Oman; Saudi Arabia; Socotra; Yemen References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Aiton, W. 1789. Hortus Kewensis; or, a catalogue of the plants cultivated in the Royal Botanic Garden at Kew. Vol. II. Octandria–Monadelphia. 460 pp., tt. 7–10. George Nicol, London. BHL Reference page. : 2:137.

Links

• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Euphorbia balsamifera. Published online. Accessed: Jun 21 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Euphorbia balsamifera in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jun 21. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2020. Euphorbia balsamifera. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 Jun 2020.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Euphorbia balsamifera in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

English: Balsam Spurge
suomi: Palsamityräkki

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