Euphorbia characias subsp. characias

Euphorbia characias subsp. characias

Euphorbia characias subsp. characias

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 characias
Subspecies: Euphorbia characias subsp. characias

Name

Euphorbia characias L. subsp. characias, autonym

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Euphorbia cretica Mill., Gard. Dict., ed. 8.: n.° 28 (1768).
    • Galarhoeus creticus (Mill.) Haw., Syn. Pl. Succ.: 149 (1812).
  • Tithymalus purpureus Lam., Fl. Franç. 3: 98 (1779).
    • Characias purpurea (Lam.) Gray, Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 259 (1821 publ. 1822).
  • Euphorbia rubens Chaix, Pl. Vapinc.: 44 (1785).
  • Euphorbia veneta Willd., Enum. Pl.: 507 (1809).
    • Tithymalus venetus (Willd.) Klotzsch & Garcke, Abh. Königl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1859: 95 (1860).
    • Euphorbia characias var. veneta (Willd.) Fiori in A.Fiori & al., Fl. Anal. Italia 2: 289 (1901).
    • Euphorbia characias subsp. veneta (Willd.) Litard. in J.I.Briquet, Prodr. Fl. Corse 2(2): 99 (1936).
  • Euphorbia eriocarpa Bertol., Comment. Itin. Neapol.: 22 (1837).
    • Euphorbia characias var. eriocarpa (Bertol.) Nyman, Consp. Fl. Eur.: 651 (1881).
    • Euphorbia characias proles eriocarpa (Bertol.) Rouy in G.Rouy & J.Foucaud, Fl. France 12: 158 (1910).
  • Tithymalus serotina Raf., Fl. Tellur. 4: 115 (1838).
  • Euphorbia cuatrecasasii Pau, Trab. Mus. Ci. Nat. Barcelona 12: 353 (1929).
  • Euphorbia characias f. maritima P.Monts., Collect. Bot. (Barcelona) 3: 413 (1951), nom. inval.
  • Euphorbia characias var. lusitanica O.Bolòs, Mem. Soc. Brot. 21: 325 (1971).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Northern Europe Great Britain (introduced). Regional: Middle Europe Germany (casual). Regional: Southwestern Europe Baleares, Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain. Regional: Southeastern Europe Albania, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Sicilia, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia. Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Libya, Morocco. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia East Aegean Islands, Turkey. Continental: Australasia Regional: New Zealand New Zealand North, New Zealand South (introduced). Continental: Southern America Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northeast (introduced). Source(s) of checklist:  Hassler, M. 2024. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Euphorbia characias subsp. characias. Accessed: 14 Mar 2024. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Euphorbia characias subsp. characias in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Mar 14. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Euphorbia characias subsp. characias. Published online. Accessed: 14 Mar 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Euphorbia characias subsp. characias. Accessed: 14 Mar 2024.
• Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Euphorbia characias subsp. characias in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Mar 14.