Euphorbia peplis

Euphorbia peplis

Euphorbia peplis

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. Chamaesyce
Species: Euphorbia peplis

Name

Euphorbia peplis L., 1753

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Tithymalus peplis (L.) Scop., Fl. Carniol., ed. 2, 1: 340 (1771).
  • Anisophyllum peplis (L.) Haw., Syn. Pl. Succ.: 159 (1812).
  • Chamaesyce peplis (L.) Prokh., Consp. Syst. Tithymalus As. Med.: 15 (1933).
• Homotypic
  • Euphorbia dichotoma Forssk., Fl. Aegypt.-Arab.: 93 (1775).
  • Tithymalus auriculatus Lam., Fl. Franç. 3: 102 (1779).
  • Chamaesyce maritima Gray, Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 260 (1821 publ. 1822).
  • Euphorbia rubescens Link in C.L.von Buch, Phys. Beschr. Canar. Ins.: 158 (1828).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Southern Europe Albania, Austria, Baleares, Bulgaria., Corse, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., France, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Kriti, Krym, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, Spain, Turkey-in-Europe, Ukraine, Yugoslavia Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia Regional: Macaronesia Azores, Canary Is, Madeira Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Sinai, Transcaucasus, Turkey Regional: Arabian Peninsula Saudi Arabia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 455. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Euphorbia peplis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jul 06. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Euphorbia peplis. Published online. Accessed: Jul 06 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Euphorbia peplis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jul 06. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2020. Euphorbia peplis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 06 Jul 2020.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Euphorbia peplis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Brachwurz
English: purple spurge
español: péplide
português: maleiteira-das-areias
svenska: strandtörel

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