Euphorbia platyphyllos

Euphorbia platyphyllos

Euphorbia platyphyllos

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 platyphyllos
Subspecies: E. p. subsp. literata – E. p. subsp. platyphyllos

Name

Euphorbia platyphyllos L., Sp. Pl.: 460 (1753).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Tithymalus platyphyllos (L.) Hill, Hort. Kew.: 172.4 (1768).
  • Galarhoeus platyphyllus (L.) Haw., Syn. Pl. Succ.: 151 (1812).
• Heterotypic
  • Euphorbia platyphyllos var. bilbilitana Pau, Anales Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. 23: 142 (1894).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Northern Europe Great Britain, Sweden (introduced). Regional: Middle Europe Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland. Regional: Southwestern Europe Corse, France, Sardegna, Spain. Regional: Southeastern Europe Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Romania, Sicilia, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia. Regional: Eastern Europe Baltic States, Krym, Ukraine. Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria. Regional: Macaronesia Azores, Canary Islands, Madeira. Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa Ethiopia. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Caucasus North Caucasus (doubtfully present. Regional: Western Asia East Aegean Islands, Turkey. Continental: Australasia Regional: New Zealand New Zealand North (introduced). Continental: Northern America (introduced) Regional: Eastern Canada Ontario. Regional: Northwestern U.S.A. Washington. Regional: North-Central U.S.A. Illinois. Regional: Northeastern U.S.A. Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont. Regional: Southeastern U.S.A. North Carolina, Tennessee. Continental: Southern America (introduced) Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northeast, Chile Central, Paraguay. 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: 460. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Euphorbia platyphyllos in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Dec 1. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Euphorbia platyphyllos. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 1 Dec 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Euphorbia platyphyllos. Published online. Accessed: 1 Dec 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Euphorbia platyphyllos. Accessed: 1 Dec 2023.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Euphorbia platyphyllos. Accessed: 2023 Dec 1.
• Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Euphorbia platyphyllos in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Dec 1.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Euphorbia platyphyllos in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

English: Broad-leaved spurge
español: lechetrezna con hojas anchas, tetímalo

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