Euphorbia falcata

Euphorbia falcata

Euphorbia falcata

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. Pithyusa
Species: Euphorbia falcata
Subspecies: E. f. subsp. falcata – E. f. subsp. macrostegia

Varietates: E. f. var. galilaea

Name

Euphorbia falcata L., Sp. Pl. 1: 456. 1753, nom. cons. & typ. cons.

• Conserved type: Arduino in Herb. Linnaeus No. 630.26 (LINN, right-hand plant) designated by Julian Molero Briones in Taxon 42(3): 716. 1993.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Esula falcata (L.) Haw., Syn. Pl. Succ.: 159 (1812).
  • Keraselma falcatum (L.) Raf., Fl. Tellur. 4: 116 (1838).
  • Tithymalus falcatus (L.) Klotzsch & Garcke, Fl. N. Mitt.-Deutschland, ed. 4: 292 (1858).
  • Euphorbia falcata var. genuina Maire, Spicil. Rif.: 35 (1927), nom. inval.
  • Galarhoeus falcatus (L.) Prokh., Trudy Kuibyshevsk. Bot. Sada 1: 35 (1941).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Northern Europe Great Britain (introduced). Regional: Middle Europe Austria, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands (introduced), Poland, Switzerland. Regional: Southwestern Europe Baleares, Corse, France, Portugal, Spain. Regional: Southeastern Europe Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Romania, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia. Regional: Eastern Europe Baltic States, North European Russia. Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Siberia Altay. Regional: Russian Far East Primorye. Regional: Middle Asia Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Turkmenistan, Tadzhikistan, Uzbekistan. Regional: Caucasus Transcaucasus. Regional: Western Asia Afghanistan, Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Turkey. Regional: Arabian Peninsula Gulf States, Oman, Saudi Arabia. Regional: China Xinjiang Regional: Mongolia Mongolia. Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indian Subcontinent Pakistan, West Himalaya. Continental: Northern America (all introduced) Regional: Northeastern U.S.A. Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia. Regional: Southeastern U.S.A. Kentucky, Maryland, Tennessee, Virginia. 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: 456. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Molero, J.. 1993. (1073) Proposal to conserve Euphorbia falcata L. (Euphorbiaceae) with a conserved type. Taxon 42(3): 715–717. JSTOR Reference page. 
• Brummitt, R.K. 1995. Report of the Committee for Spermatophyta. 43. Taxon 44(4): 607–612. JSTOR Reference page.  (!410)
• McNeill, J. & al. 2006. Appendix IV in: International Code of Botanical Nomenclature (Vienna Code). International Association for Plant Taxonomy. Electronic version of the original English text, published on internet. Accessed 2015 May 15.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Euphorbia falcata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jun 27. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Euphorbia falcata. Published online. Accessed: Jun 27 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Euphorbia falcata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jun 27. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2020. Euphorbia falcata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 Jun 2020.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Euphorbia falcata in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

català: Lleterola de camp
Deutsch: Sichelblättrige Wolfsmilch
English: Sickle spurge
suomi: Sirppityräkki
Türkçe: Eğri sütleğen
українська: Молочай серпуватий

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