Euphorbia filiflora

Euphorbia filiflora

Euphorbia filiflora

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. Athymalus
Sectio: E. sect. Anthacanthae
Subsectio: E. subsect. Medusea
Species: Euphorbia filiflora

Name

Euphorbia filiflora Marloth, 1913

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Euphorbia meyeri Nel, Kakteenkunde 1933: 134 (1933), nom. illeg.
  • Euphorbia nelii A.C.White, R.A.Dyer & B.Sloane, Succ. Euphorb.: 484 (1941).
  • Euphorbia versicolores G.Will., Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 67: 284 (1995).
  • Euphorbia filiflora var. nana G.Will., Bradleya 21: 49 (2003).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa Namibia to W. Cape Prov. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Marloth, H.W.R., 1913. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa 3:123.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Euphorbia filiflora in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jun 28. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Euphorbia filiflora. Published online. Accessed: Jun 28 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Euphorbia filiflora in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jun 28. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2020. Euphorbia filiflora. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 28 Jun 2020.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Euphorbia filiflora in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

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