Euphorbia cotinifolia

Euphorbia cotinifolia

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. Chamaesyce
Sectio: E. sect. Alectoroctonum
Species: Euphorbia cotinifolia
Subspecies: E. c. subsp. cotinifolia – E. c. subsp. cotinoides

Name

Euphorbia cotinifolia L., 1753

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Tithymalus cotinifolius (L.) Haw., Syn. Pl. Succ.: 141 (1812).
  • Alectoroctonum cotinifolium (L.) Schltdl., Linnaea 19: 252 (1846).
  • Aklema cotinifolia (L.) Millsp., Publ. Field Columb. Mus., Bot. Ser. 2: 416 (1916).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regional: Trop. America Bolivia; Brazil North; Cayman Is.; Colombia; Costa Rica; Dominican Republic; Ecuador; El Salvador; French Guiana; Guatemala; Guyana; Honduras; Leeward Is.; Netherlands Antilles; Nicaragua; Panam; Peru; Puerto Rico; Southwest Caribbean; Suriname; Trinidad-Tobago; Venezuela; Windward Is. Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Central; Mexico Gulf; Mexico Northeast; Mexico Northwest; Mexico Southeast; Mexico Southwest References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species plantarum, exhibentes plantas rite cognitas, ad genera relatas, cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas. Tomus I. Pp. [I–XII], 1–560. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae [Stockholm]. BHL Reference page. : 453.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Euphorbia cotinifolia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jun 25. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Euphorbia cotinifolia. Published online. Accessed: Jun 25 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Euphorbia cotinifolia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jun 25. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2020. Euphorbia cotinifolia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 24 Jun 2020.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Euphorbia cotinifolia in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

English: Red Spurge
español: Euforbia roja

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