Euphorbia tirucalli

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. Euphorbia
Sectio: E. sect. Tirucalli
Species: Euphorbia tirucalli

Name

Euphorbia tirucalli L., 1753

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Tirucalia indica Raf., Fl. Tellur. 4: 112 (1838).
- Arthrothamnus tirucalli (L.) Klotzsch & Garcke, Monatsber. Königl. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1859: 251 (1859).
- Tirucalia tirucalli (L.) P.V.Heath, Calyx 5: 93 (1996).
Heterotypic
- Euphorbia viminalis Mill., Gard. Dict. ed. 8: n.º 15 (1768), nom. illeg.
- Euphorbia rhipsaloides Lem., Ill. Hort. 4(Misc.): 72 (1857).
- Euphorbia laro Drake, Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. (Paris) 5: 307 (1899).
- Euphorbia geayi Costantin & Gallaud, Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. (Paris) 11: 347 (1905).
- Euphorbia media N.E.Br. in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 6(1): 556 (1911).
- Euphorbia media var. bagshawei N.E.Br. in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 6(1): 556 (1911).
- Euphorbia scoparia N.E.Br. in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 6(1): 557 (1911).
- Euphorbia tirucalli var. rhipsaloides (Willd.) A.Chev., Rev. Bot. Appl. Agric. Trop. 13: 547 (1933).
- Euphorbia suareziana Croizat, Natl. Hort. Mag. 1934(Jan.): 99 (1934).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa
- - Angola; Botswana; Burundi; Cape Provinces; Botswana; Burundi; Cape Provinces; Bangladesh; Eritrea; Ethiopia; Ghana; Kenya; KwaZulu-Natal; Madagascar; Malawi; Mozambique; Nigeria; Rwanda; Senegal; Somalia; Sudan; Swaziland; Tanzania; Thailand;
Continental: Asie
- - Assam; India

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. : 452.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Euphorbia tirucalli 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 tirucalli. Published online. Accessed: Jul 12 2020.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Euphorbia tirucalli 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 tirucalli. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 Jul 2020.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Euphorbia tirucalli in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Kraalnaboom
English: Pencil tree, Rubber euphorbia, Indian tree spurge
español: Aveloz, Consuelda
suomi: Mehipuutyräkki, pensastyräkki
français: Euphorbe antivenerien
português: Almeidinha
සිංහල: නවහන්දි
中文: 绿玉树

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