Euphorbia cupularis

Euphorbia cupularis

Euphorbia cupularis

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. Monadenium
Species: Euphorbia cupularis

Name

Euphorbia cupularis Boiss. (1860)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Synadenium cupulare (Boiss.) L.C.Wheeler ex A.C.White, R.A.Dyer & B.Sloane, Succ. Euphorb.: 953 (1941).
• Heterotypic
  • Euphorbia arborescens E.Mey. in J.F.Drège, Zwei Pflanzengeogr. Dokum.: 184 (1843), nom. nud.
  • Synadenium arborescens Boiss. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 15(2): 187 (1862).
  • Euphorbia synadenia Baill., Adansonia 3: 142 (1863), nom. superfl.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa KwaZulu-Natal; Mozambique; Northern Provinces; Swaziland References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Boissier, E. 1860. Centuria Euphorbiarum. 40 pp. Lipsia ; Parisii. Biblioteca Digital. Reference page. : 23.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Euphorbia cupularis 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 cupularis. Published online. Accessed: Jun 25 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Euphorbia cupularis 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 cupularis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 25 Jun 2020.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Euphorbia cupularis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 28-Oct-07.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Dooiemansboom, Gifboom
English: Dead-man's tree, Crying tree
Tshivenda: Mulamba-noni
isiZulu: umDlebe, umDletshane, umZilanyoni

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