Euphorbia pterococca

Euphorbia pterococca

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 pterococca

Name

Euphorbia pterococca Brot., Fl. Lusit. 2: 312 (1804).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Tithymalus pterococcus (Brot.) Klotzsch & Garcke, Abh. Königl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1859: 72 (1860).
• Heterotypic
  • Euphorbia stellulata Salzm., Flora 4: 110 (1821).
  • Euphorbia bialata Link, Enum. Hort. Berol. Alt. 2: 13 (1822).
  • Euphorbia pterococca var. pruinosa C.Vicioso, Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 6: 53 (1948).
  • Euphorbia pterococca var. pilosa Lazare & Charpin, Saussurea 19: 17 (1988 publ. 1989).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Middle Europe Germany (casual). Regional: Southwestern Europe Baleares, Corse, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain. Regional: Southeastern Europe Greece, Italy, Kriti, Sicilia. Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia. Regional: Macaronesia Canary Islands, Madeira. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia Turkey. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Brotero, F.A. 1805. Flora Lusitanica, seu Plantarum, quae in Lusitania vel Sponte Crescunt, vel frequentius coluntur, ex florum praesertim sexubus systematice distributarum, synopsis. Vol. 2. 557 pp. Typographia Regia, Lisboa. BHL Reference page. :

Links

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

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