Euphorbia tuckeyana

Euphorbia tuckeyana

Euphorbia tuckeyana

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. Aphyllis
Subsectio: E. subsect. Macaronesicae
Species: Euphorbia tuckeyana

Name

Euphorbia tuckeyana Steud. ex Webb in W.J.Hooker, Niger Fl.: 177 (1849).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Tithymalus tuckeyanus (Steud. ex Webb) Bolle ex Klotzsch, Abh. Königl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1859(1): 93 (1860).
• Heterotypic
  • Euphorbia arborescens C.Sm. in J.H.Tuckey, Narr. Exped. Zaire: 251 (1818), nom. nud.
  • Euphorbia tuckeyana var. mezereum A.Chev., Rev. Bot. Appl. Agric. Trop. 15: 957 (1935).

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Steudel, E.G.v. in W.J.Hooker, 1849. Niger Flora: 177.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Euphorbia tuckeyana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jul 13. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Euphorbia tuckeyana. Published online. Accessed: Jul 13 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Euphorbia tuckeyana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jul 13. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2020. Euphorbia tuckeyana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 Jul 2020.

Vernacular names

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