Euphorbia cuneata

Euphorbia cuneata
Euphorbia cuneata

Taxonavigation edit

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. Lyciopsis
Species: Euphorbia cuneata

Subspecies: E. c. subsp. cretacea – E. c. subsp. cuneata – E. c. subsp. lamproderma – E. c. subsp. spinescens – E. c. subsp. wajirensis – E. c. subsp. pumilans

Name edit

Euphorbia cuneata Vahl, 1791

Synonyms edit

  • Homotypic
    • Lyciopsis cuneata (Vahl) Schweinf., Beitr. Fl. Aethiop.: 37 (1867).
    • Tirucalia cuneata (Vahl) P.V.Heath, Calyx 5: 89 (1996).

Distribution edit

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Africa
    • Regional: Tropical Africa
      • Benin; Chad; Djibouti; Egypt; Eritrea; Ethiopia; Guinea; Kenya; Mozambique; Nigeria; Sinai; Somalia; Sudan; Tanzania; Togo
  • 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 edit

Primary references edit

  • Vahl, M. 1791. Symbolae botanicae, sive plantarum, tam earum, quas in itinere, imprimis orientali, collegit Petrus Forskål, quam aliarum, recentius detectarum, exactiores descriptiones, nec non observationes circa quasdam plantas dudum cognitas. Pars 2. 108 pp., tt. 26–50. Nicolaus Möller & fil., Hauniae [Copenhagen]. BHL Reference page. : 2:53.

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