Euphorbia cactus

Euphorbia cactus

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. Euphorbia
Sectio: E. sect. Euphorbia
Species: Euphorbia cactus

Name

Euphorbia cactus Ehrenb. ex Boiss., 1862

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Euphorbia cactus var. tortirama Rauh & Lavranos, Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 38: 171 (1966).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Eastern Africa Eritrea; Ethiopia; Sudan Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Arabian Peninsula Oman; Saudi Arabia; Yemen References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Ehrenberg, C.G. in A. L. P. P. de Candolle, 1862. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 15(2):82.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Euphorbia cactus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jun 23. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Euphorbia cactus. Published online. Accessed: Jun 23 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Euphorbia cactus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jun 23. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2020. Euphorbia cactus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 23 Jun 2020.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Euphorbia cactus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

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