Euphorbia maculata

Euphorbia maculata, Beltsville, Maryland, USA

Euphorbia maculata (close-up), Beltsville, Maryland, USA

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. Anisophyllum
Subsectio: E. subsect. Hypericifoliae
Species: Euphorbia maculata

Name

Euphorbia maculata L., 1753

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Tithymalus maculatus (L.) Moench, Methodus: 666 (1794).
  • Anisophyllum maculatum (L.) Haw., Syn. Pl. Succ.: 162 (1812).
  • Xamesike maculata (L.) Raf., Autik. Bot.: 97 (1840).
  • Chamaesyce maculata (L.) Small, Fl. S.E. U.S.: 713 (1903).
• Heterotypic
  • Euphorbia supina Raf., Amer. Monthly Mag. & Crit. Rev. 2: 119 (1817).
  • Euphorbia depressa Torr. ex Spreng., Syst. Veg. 3: 794 (1826).
  • Euphorbia maculata var. parvula Riddell, Syn. Fl. West. States: 32 (1835).
  • Xamesike depressa (Torr. ex Spreng.) Raf., Autik. Bot.: 97 (1840).
  • Xamesike littoralis Raf., Autik. Bot.: 97 (1840).
  • Xamesike supina (Raf.) Raf., Autik. Bot.: 97 (1840).
  • Euphorbia maculata var. detonsa Engelm. ex Boiss. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 15(2): 47 (1862).
  • Chamaesyce tracyi Small, Fl. S.E. U.S.: 713 (1903).
  • Euphorbia reichenbachiana Lojac., Fl. Sicul. 2(2): 330 (1907), nom. illeg.
  • Chamaesyce pseudonutans Thell. in P.F.A.Ascherson & P.Graebner, Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 7: 431 (1917).
  • Chamaesyce supina (Raf.) H.Hara, J. Jap. Bot. 16: 119 (1940).
  • Euphorbia jovetii Huguet, Botaniste 54: 153 (1971).
  • Chamaesyce jovetii (Huguet) Holub, Folia Geobot. Phytotax. 8: 176 (1973).

Homonyms

• Euphorbia maculata Lechl. ex Boiss., pro syn. = Euphorbia meyeniana Klotzsch

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Alabama; Arizona; Arkansas; California; Colorado; Delaware; District of Columbia; Florida; Georgia; Illinois; Indiana; Iowa; Kansas; Kentucky; Louisiana; Maine; Maryland; Masachusettes; Mexico Gulf; Mexico Northeast; Mexico Northwest; Mexico Southeast; Mexico Southwest; Michigan; Minnesota; Mississippi; Missouri; Montana; Nebraska; Vermont; Virginia; Washington; West Virginia; Wisconsin; Wyoming Continental: Southern America Regional: Caribbean Aruba; Bahamas; Belize; Bermuda; Cuba; Netherlands Antilles; Trinidad-Tobago 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. : 455.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Euphorbia maculata 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 maculata. Published online. Accessed: Jul 02 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Euphorbia maculata 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 maculata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 02 Jul 2020.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Euphorbia maculata in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

العربية: فربيون ملطخ
azərbaycanca: Xallı südləyən
Cymraeg: Llaethlys brych
Deutsch: Gefleckte Wolfsmilch
English: Spotted Spurge
español: Euforbio moteado
suomi: Täplätyräkki
français: Euphorbe maculée
русский: Молочай пятнистый
svenska: Fläcktörel
中文: 斑地锦

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