Euphorbia lactea

Euphorbia lactea

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. Euphorbia
Sectio: E. sect. Euphorbia
Species: Euphorbia lactea

Name

Euphorbia lactea Haw., Syn. Pl. Succ.: 127 (1812).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Euphorbia lactea Roxb., Fl. Ind. ed. 1832, 2: 468 (1832), nom. illeg.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indian Subcontinent Sri Lanka. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Haworth, A.H. 1812. Synopsis plantarum succulentarum: cum descriptionibus, synonymis, locis, observationibus anglicanis, culturaque. 334 pp. London: R. Taylor. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Euphorbia lactea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jul 02. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Euphorbia lactea. Published online. Accessed: Jul 02 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Euphorbia lactea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jul 02. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2020. Euphorbia lactea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 02 Jul 2020.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Euphorbia lactea in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

English: Mottled spurge, Frilled fan, Elkhorn

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