Euphorbia silenifolia

Euphorbia silenifolia

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. Athymalus
Sectio: E. sect. Anthacanthae
Subsectio: E. subsect. Florispinae
Series: E. ser. Rhizanthium
Species: Euphorbia silenifolia

Name

Euphorbia silenifolia (Haw.) Sweet, Hort. Brit.: 356 (1826).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Tithymalus silenifolius Haw., Saxifrag. Enum. 2: 61 (1821).
• Heterotypic
  • Euphorbia elliptica Thunb., Prodr. Pl. Cap.: 86 (1800), nom. illeg.
  • Tithymalus attenuatus Klotzsch & Garcke, Abh. Königl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1859: 69 (1860).
  • Tithymalus bergii Klotzsch & Garcke, Abh. Königl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1859: 68 (1860).
  • Tithymalus ellipticus Klotzsch & Garcke, Abh. Königl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1859: 69 (1860).
  • Tithymalus longipetiolatus Klotzsch & Garcke, Abh. Königl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1859: 68 (1860).
  • Euphorbia elliptica var. undulata Boiss. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 15(2): 93 (1862).
  • Euphorbia mira L.C.Leach, S. African J. Bot. 52: 10 (1986).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa Cape Prov. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Sweet, R. 1826. Sweet’s Hortus Britannicus: or a catalogue of plants cultivated in the gardens of Great Britain, arranged in natural orders. 492 pp. in 2 parts, London: J. Ridgway. Part I (pp. 1–240) Part II (pp. 241–492) Reference page. : 356.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Euphorbia silenifolia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jul 11. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Euphorbia silenifolia. Published online. Accessed: Jul 11 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Euphorbia silenifolia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jul 11. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2020. Euphorbia silenifolia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 11 Jul 2020.

Vernacular names

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