Euphorbia mammillaris

Euphorbia mammillaris

Euphorbia mammillaris

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. Florispinae
Species: Euphorbia mammillaris

Name

Euphorbia mammillaris L., 1753

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Euphorbia fimbriata Scop., Delic. Fl. Faun. Insubr. 3: 8 (1788).
  • Euphorbia enneagona Haw., Misc. Nat.: 184 (1803).
  • Euphorbia erosa Willd., Enum. Pl. Hort. Berol., Suppl.: 27 (1814).
  • Treisia erosa (Willd.) Haw., Suppl. Pl. Succ.: 66 (1819).
  • Vallaris fimbriata (Scop.) Raf., Fl. Tellur. 4: 115 (1838).
  • Euphorbia scopoliana Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 615 (1840), nom. superfl.
  • Euphorbia mammillaris var. spinosior A.Berger, Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 12: 109 (1902).
  • Euphorbia mammillaris var. submammillaris A.Berger, Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 12: 125 (1902).
  • Euphorbia platymammillaris Croizat, Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 4: 333 (1932).
  • Euphorbia latimammillaris Croizat, Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 4: 331 (1933).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa Cape Prov. 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. : 451.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Euphorbia mammillaris in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jul 03. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Euphorbia mammillaris. Published online. Accessed: Jul 03 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Euphorbia mammillaris in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jul 03. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2020. Euphorbia mammillaris. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 03 Jul 2020.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Euphorbia mammillaris in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Mammilarien-Wolfsmilch
English: corkscrew, corncob-cactus
русский: Молочай сосочковый

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