Euphorbia mercurialina

Euphorbia mercurialina

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. Alectoroctonum
Species: Euphorbia mercurialina

Name

Euphorbia mercurialina Michx., Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 212 (1803).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Tithymalopsis mercurialina (Michx.) Small, Fl. S.E. U.S.: 716 (1903).
  • Agaloma mercurialina (Michx.) Nieuwl., Amer. Midl. Naturalist 2: 299 (1912).
• Heterotypic
  • Euphorbia mercurialis Pers., Syn. Pl. 2: 13 (1806).
  • Agaloma ciliata Raf., Autik. Bot.: 94 (1840).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional:Southeastern USA Alabama; Georgia; Kentucky; Tennessee References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Michaux, A. 1803. Flora Boreali-Americana: sistens caracteres plantarum quas in America septentrionali collegit et detexit Andreas Michaux. Vol. 2. 340 pp. Parisiis et Argentorati [Paris & Strasbourg]: fratres Levrault. BHL Reference page. : 2: 212.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Euphorbia mercurialina 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 mercurialina. Published online. Accessed: Jul 04 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Euphorbia mercurialina 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 mercurialina. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 04 Jul 2020.

Vernacular names

English: mercury spurge

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