Euphorbia melitensis

Euphorbia melitensis

Euphorbia melitensis

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. Esula
Sectio: E. sect. Helioscopia
Species: Euphorbia melitensis

Name

Euphorbia melitensis Parl., Fl. Ital. 4: 478 (1869).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Euphorbia spinosa subsp. melitensis (Parl.) Nyman, Consp. Fl. Eur.: 648 (1881).
  • Euphorbia bivonae var. melitensis (Parl.) Fiori in A.Fiori & al., Fl. Italia 2: 276 (1901).
  • Euphorbia spinosa var. melitensis (Parl.) Fiori, Nuov. Fl. Italia 2: 173 (1926).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Europe Regional:Southern Europe Malta References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Parlatore, F., 1869. Flora italiana...Firenze 4: 478.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Euphorbia melitensis 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 melitensis. Published online. Accessed: Jul 03 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Euphorbia melitensis 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 melitensis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 03 Jul 2020.

Vernacular names

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