Euphorbia mellifera

Euphorbia mellifera

Euphorbia mellifera

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 mellifera

Name

Euphorbia mellifera Aiton, 1789

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Tithymalus mellifer (Aiton) Moench, Suppl. Meth.: 282 (1802).
  • Kobiosis mellifera (Aiton) Raf., Autik. Bot.: 94 (1840).
• Heterotypic
  • Euphorbia longifolia Lam., Encycl. 2: 417 (1788), nom. rej.
  • Euphorbia mellifera var. canariensis Boiss. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 15(2): 108 (1862).
  • Euphorbia longifolia var. canariensis (Boiss.) Oudejans, World Cat. Euphorb. Cum. Suppl.: 12 (1993).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional:Macaronesia Madeira, Canary Is. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Aiton, W. 1789. Hortus Kewensis; or, a catalogue of the plants cultivated in the Royal Botanic Garden at Kew. Vol. III. Diadelphia–Cryptogamia. 547 pp., tt. 11–12. [13]. George Nicol, London. BHL Reference page. : 3:493.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Euphorbia mellifera in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jul 04. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Euphorbia mellifera. Published online. Accessed: Jul 04 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Euphorbia mellifera in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jul 04. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2020. Euphorbia mellifera. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 04 Jul 2020.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Euphorbia mellifera in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Honiggebende Wolfsmilch
español: tabaiba de monte, tabaiba silvestre

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