Euphorbia thymifolia

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
Species: Euphorbia thymifolia

Name

Euphorbia thymifolia L., 1753

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Anisophyllum thymifolium (L.) Haw., Syn. Pl. Succ.: 160 (1812).
- Chamaesyce thymifolia (L.) Millsp., Publ. Field Columb. Mus., Bot. Ser. 2: 412 (1916).
Heterotypic
- Euphorbia microphylla Lam., Encycl. 2: 423 (1788).
- Euphorbia botryoides Noronha, Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunsten 5(4): 14 (1790), nom. nud.
- Euphorbia rubicunda Blume, Catalogus: 73 (1823).
- Euphorbia thymifolia var. disticha Nutt., Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., n.s., 5: 171 (1835).
- Aplarina microphylla (Lam.) Raf., New Fl. 4: 100 (1838).
- Euphorbia foliata Buch.-Ham. ex Dillwyn, Rev. Hortus Malab.: 52 (1839).
- Euphorbia philippina J.Gay ex Boiss. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 15(2): 47 (1862), pro syn.
- Euphorbia thymifolia var. suffrutescens Boiss. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 15(2): 47 (1862).
- Euphorbia rubrosperma Lotsy, Bot. Gaz. 20: 349 (1895).
- Euphorbia thymifolia f. laxifoliata Chodat & Hassl., Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 5: 679 (1905).
- Euphorbia afzelii N.E.Br. in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 6(1): 506 (1911).
- Chamaesyce rubrosperma (Lotsy) Millsp., Publ. Field Columb. Mus., Bot. Ser. 2: 411 (1916).
- Chamaesyce mauritiana Comm. ex Denis, Euphorb. Iles Austr. Afr.: 37 (1921).
- Euphorbia aegyptiaca var. annobonensis Mildbr., Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 13: 700 (1937).
- Chamaesyce thymifolia f. suffrutescens (Boiss.) Hurus., J. Fac. Sci. Univ. Tokyo, Sect. 3, Bot. 6: 287 (1954).
- Chamaesyce microphylla (Lam.) Soják, Cas. Nár. Mus., Odd. Prír. 140: 169 (1972).

Homonyms

Euphorbia thymifolia Forssk., sensu auct. = Euphorbia scordiifolia

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: America
- Regional: Trop. & Subtrop. America
  - Argentina Northeast;Belize; Benin; Bolivia; Brazil North; Brazil Northeast; Brazil South; Brazil Southeast; Brazil West-Central; Costa Rica; Cuba; Dominican Republic; Ecuador; El Salvador; Florida; French Guiana; Guatemala; Guyana; Haiti; Honduras; Jamaica; Mexican Pacific Is.; Mexico Central; Mexico Gulf; Mexico Northeast; Mexico Northwest; Mexico Southeast; Mexico Southwest; Nicaragua; Panam; Paraguay; Peru; Puerto Rico; Suriname; Trinidad-Tobago; Venezuela; Venezuelan Antilles;

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species plantarum, exhibentes plantas rite cognitas, ad genera relatas, cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas. Tomus I. Pp. [I–XII], 1–560. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae [Stockholm]. BHL Reference page. : 454.

Links

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

Vernacular names

English: chickenweed, Gulf sandmat
español: golondrina

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