Euphorbia cupularis

Euphorbia cupularis
Euphorbia cupularis

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. Euphorbia
Sectio: E. sect. Monadenium
Species: Euphorbia cupularis

Name edit

Euphorbia cupularis Boiss. (1860)

Synonyms edit

  • 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 edit

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

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Vernacular names edit

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