Euphorbia dendroides

Euphorbia dendroides

Euphorbia dendroides

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. Pachycladae
Species: Euphorbia dendroides

Name

Euphorbia dendroides L., Sp. Pl. 1: 462. 1753.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Tithymalus dendroides (L.) Hill, Hort. Kew.: 172.4. 1768.
  • Esula dendroides (L.) Haw., Syn. Pl. Succ.: 153. 1812.
  • Euphorbion dendroideum (L.) St.-Lag., Ann. Soc. Bot. Lyon 7: 126. 1880.
• Heterotypic
  • Tithymalus arboreus Tourn. ex Lam., Fl. Franç. 3: 94. 1779.
  • Euphorbia divaricata Jacq., Icon. Pl. Rar. 1: 9. 1784.
  • Euphorbia laeta Aiton, Hort. Kew. 2: 141. 1789.
    • Tithymalus laetus (Aiton) Haw., Syn. Pl. Succ.: 140. 1812.

Notes

• Euphorbia dendroides var. hesperia Jahand. & Maire, Cavanillesia 5: 14. 1932 = Euphorbia regis-jubae

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Southwestern Europe Baleares, Corse, France, Sardegna, Spain. Regional: Southeastern Europe Albania, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Sicilia (Malta, Sicily), Yugoslavia. Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco (in error), Tunisia. Regional: Macaronesia Canary Islands (in error). Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia East Aegean Islands, Lebanon-Syria (in error), Palestine (Israel), Turkey. Continental: Northern America Regional: Southwestern U.S.A. California (naturalized). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 462. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. 2011. Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du Nord. Volume 3: Dicotyledoneae: Balsaminaceae – Euphorbiaceae. Conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève, ISBN 978-2-8277-0124-7, 449 pp. PDF Reference page. 
• Greuter, W., Burdet, H.M. & Long, G. (eds.) 1986. Med-Checklist. A critical inventory of vascular plants of the circum-mediterranean countries. Vol. 3: Dicotyledones (Convolvulaceae – Labiatae). cxxix + 395 pp., Conservatoire et Jardin Botanique, Genève, ISBN 2-8277-0153-7. Online version. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Euphorbia dendroides in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jun 26. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Euphorbia dendroides. Published online. Accessed: Jun 26 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Euphorbia dendroides in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jun 26. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2020. Euphorbia dendroides. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 Jun 2020.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Euphorbia dendroides in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Baumförmige Wolfsmilch
English: Tree Spurge
español: Titímalo árbol
suomi: Puutyräkki
français: Euphorbe arborescente
sardu: Tuturchi, Titímbalu

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