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, 2^nd 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