Euphorbia characias subsp. wulfenii

Euphorbia characias subsp. wulfenii

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. wulfenii

Name

Euphorbia characias subsp. wulfenii (Hoppe ex W.D.J.Koch) Radcl.-Sm., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 79: 55 (1968).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Euphorbia wulfenii Hoppe ex W.D.J.Koch, Syn. Fl. Germ. Helv.: 628 (1837).
• Homotypic
  • Tithymalus wulfenii (Hoppe ex W.D.J.Koch) Soják, Cas. Nár. Mus., Odd. Prír. 140: 177 (1972).
• Heterotypic
  • Euphorbia melapetala Gasp. ex Guss., Fl. Sicul. Prodr., Suppl.: 152 (1830).
    • Tithymalus melapetalus (Gasp. ex Guss.) Klotzsch & Garcke, Abh. Königl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1859: 81 (1860).
    • Euphorbia characias var. melapetala (Gasp. ex Guss.) Fiori in A.Fiori & al., Fl. Anal. Italia 2: 289 (1901).
  • Euphorbia sibthorpii Boiss., Cent. Euphorb.: 39 (1860).
    • Tithymalus sibthorpii (Boiss.) Soják, Cas. Nár. Mus., Odd. Prír. 140: 176 (1972).
  • Euphorbia lycia Boiss. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 15(2): 172 (1862).
  • Euphorbia melapetala var. leiocarpa Guss. ex Boiss. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 15(2): 172 (1862).
  • Euphorbia messeniaca Heldr. ex Halácsy, Consp. Fl. Graec. 3: 104 (1904), pro syn.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Southeastern Europe Albania, Greece, Italy, Sicilia, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia East Aegean Islands, Turkey. Continental: Australasia Regional: New Zealand New Zealand North, New Zealand South (introduced). Source(s) of checklist:  Hassler, M. 2024. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Euphorbia characias subsp. wulfenii. Accessed: 14 Mar 2024. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Radcliffe-Smith, A. 1968. Short Notulae. (156) Euphorbia L.. Pp. 54–56 in Heywood, V.H. (ed.), Notulae systematicae ad Floram Europaeam spectantes. No. 7. Feddes Repertorium 79(1/2): 1–68. DOI: 10.1002/fedr.19680790102 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Euphorbia characias subsp. wulfenii 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. wulfenii. Published online. Accessed: 14 Mar 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Euphorbia characias subsp. wulfenii. Accessed: 14 Mar 2024.
• Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Euphorbia characias subsp. wulfenii in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Mar 14.