Euphorbia heterophylla

Euphorbia heterophylla

Euphorbia heterophylla

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. Chamaesyce
Sectio: E. sect. Poinsettia
Subsectio: E. subsect. Stormieae
Species: Euphorbia heterophylla
Varietates: E. h. var. cyathophora – E. h. var. heterophylla

Name

Euphorbia heterophylla L., 1753

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Tithymalus heterophyllus (L.) Haw., Syn. Pl. Succ.: 141 (1812).
  • Cyathophora heterophyla (L.) Raf., Fl. Tellur. 4: 117 (1838).
  • Poinsettia heterophylla (L.) Klotzsch & Garcke, Monatsber. Königl. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1859: 253 (1859).
  • Euphorbia heterophylla var. genuina Boiss. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 15(2): 72 (1862), not validly publ.

Homonyms

• Euphorbia heterophylla Desf., nom. illeg. = Euphorbia terracina L.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Alabama; Arizona; Arkansas; Florida; Georgia; Indiana; Iowa; Louisiana; Kansas; Kentucky; Mexican Pacific Is.; Mexico Central; Mexico Gulf; Mexico Northeast; Mexico Northwest; Mexico Southeast; Mexico Southwest; Minnesota; Missouri; New Mexico; Nebraska; North Carolina; Ohio; Oklahoma; South Carolina; South Dakota; Tennessee; Texas; Utah; Wisconsin; Virginia Continental: Southern America Argentina Northeast; Argentina Northwest Bahamas; Belize; Bermuda; Bolivia; Brazil Northeast; Brazil South; Brazil Southeast; Brazil West-Central; Cayman Is.; Colombia; Costa Rica; Cuba; Dominican Republic; Ecuador; El Salvador; French Guiana; Galpagos; Guatemala; Guyana; Haiti; Honduras; Jamaica; Nebraska; Nicaragua; Panama; Paraguay; Peru; Puerto Rico; Trinidad-Tobago; Turks-Caicos Is.; Uruguay; Venezuela; Venezuelan Antilles References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species plantarum, exhibentes plantas rite cognitas, ad genera relatas, cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas. Tomus I. Pp. [I–XII], 1–560. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae [Stockholm]. BHL Reference page. : 453.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Euphorbia heterophylla in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jun 30. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Euphorbia heterophylla. Published online. Accessed: Jun 30 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Euphorbia heterophylla in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jun 30. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2020. Euphorbia heterophylla. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 30 Jun 2020.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Euphorbia heterophylla in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

español: Corazón de María, Casalina, Catalina en Jalisco
日本語: ショウジョウソウモドキ
ไทย: ลูกเขยตายแม่ยายทำศพ

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