Euphorbia milii

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. Euphorbia
Sectio: E. sect. Goniostema
Species: Euphorbia milii
Varietates: E. m. var. bevilaniensis – E. m. var. hislopii – E. m. var. longifolia – E. m. var. milii – E. m. var. roseana – E. m. var. splendens – E. m. var. tenuispina – E. m. var. tulearensis

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2015. Euphorbia milii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2015 Feb 07. Reference page.

Name

Euphorbia milii Des Moul. (1826)

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Euphorbia breonii Nois., Ann. Fl. Pomone 1832-33: 189. 1833, as "breoni", nom. illeg.
- Euphorbia milii var. breonii (Nois.) Ursch & Leandri, Mém. Inst. Sci. Madagascar, Sér. B, Biol. Vég. 5: 148. 1954 publ. 1955, nom. inval.
- Euphorbia splendens var. breonii Leandri, Notul. Syst. (Paris) 12(3-4): 159, in clav. 1946, as "var. breoni", nom. superfl.

Hybrids

E. × lomi

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Western Indian Ocean Madagascar References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Des Moulins, C.R.A. (1826) Bulletin de l'Histoire Naturelle de la Société Linnéenne de Bordeaux. Bordeaux 1: 27.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2015. Euphorbia milii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2015 Feb 07. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Euphorbia milii in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Christusdoring
বাংলা: কাঁটা মুকুট
čeština: Pryšec zářivý
Deutsch: Christusdorn
English: Christ plant, Crown of thorns
español: Corona de Cristo, corona de espinas, espinas de Cristo
suomi: Piikkikruunu
français: Couronne d'épines, couronne du Christ, épine du Christ
magyar: Pompás kutyatej
Nederlands: Christusdoorn
português: martírios, dois-irmãos, dois-amigos, coroa-de-cristo, bem-casados
русский: Молочай прекрасный
slovenčina: Prýštec ohnivý
ไทย: โป๊ยเซียน
Türkçe: Çöl minesi
Tiếng Việt: Xương rồng bát tiên
中文: 铁海棠, 虎刺梅

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