Euphorbia terracina

Euphorbia terracina

Euphorbia terracina

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. Pachycladae
Species: Euphorbia terracina

Name

Euphorbia terracina L., Sp. Pl. ed. 2: 654 (1762).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Lophobios terracina (L.) Raf., Fl. Tellur. 4: 116 (1838).
  • Tithymalus terracinus (L.) Klotzsch & Garcke, Abh. Königl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1859: 90 (1860).
  • Esula terracina (L.) Fourr., Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon, n.s., 17: 150 (1869).
• Heterotypic
  • Euphorbia obliquata Forssk., Fl. Aegypt.-Arab.: 93 (1775).
    • Euphorbia terracina var. obliquata (Forssk.) Fiori in A.Fiori& al., Fl. Italia 2: 284 (1901).
  • Euphorbia italica Lam., Encycl. 2: 434 (1788).
  • Euphorbia obtusifolia Lam., Encycl. 2: 430 (1788).
  • Euphorbia seticornis Poir., Voy. Barbarie 2: 173 (1789).
  • Euphorbia heterophylla Desf., Fl. Atlant. 1: 385 (1798), nom. illeg.
  • Euphorbia provincialis Willd., Sp. Pl., ed. 4, 2: 914 (1799).
    • Esula provincialis (Willd.) Haw., Syn. Pl. Succ.: 157 (1812).
  • Euphorbia valentina Ortega, Nov. Rar. Pl. Descr. Dec.: 127 (1800).
    • Esula valentina (Ortega) Haw., Syn. Pl. Succ.: 157 (1812).
    • Keraselma provinciale (Willd.) Raf., Fl. Tellur. 4: 116 (1838).
  • Euphorbia italica G.Tineo, Syn. Pl. Hort. Panorm.: 13 (1802), nom. illeg..
  • Euphorbia diversifolia Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl., Suppl. 2: 618 (1812).
    • Keraselma diversifolium (Poir.) Raf., Fl. Tellur. 4: 116 (1838).
  • Euphorbia alexandrina Delile, Descr. Egypte, Hist. Nat.: 234 (1813).
    • Euphorbia terracina var. alexandrina (Delile) El-Kanemy, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 105: 280 (1994).
  • Euphorbia affinis DC. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck & A.P.de Candolle, Fl. Franç., ed. 3, 5: 363 (1815).
  • Euphorbia neapolitana Ten., Fl. Napol. 1: 266 (1815).
  • Euphorbia trapezoidalis Viv., Fl. Libyc. Spec.: 25 (1824).
    • Tithymalus trapezoidalis (Viv.) Klotzsch & Garcke, Abh. Königl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1859: 96 (1860).
    • Euphorbia terracina var. trapezoidalis (Viv.) Hochr., Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève 7-8: 179 (1904).
  • Euphorbia leiosperma Sm. in J.Sibthorp & J.E.Smith, Fl. Graec. 5: 51 (1825).
    • Euphorbia terracina var. leiosperma (Sm.) Halácsy, Consp. Fl. Graec. 3: 107 (1904).
  • Euphorbia ramosissima Loisel., Mém. Soc. Linn. Paris 6: 415 (1827).
    • Euphorbia terracina var. ramosissima (Loisel.) Nyman, Consp. Fl. Eur.: 653 (1881).
  • Euphorbia linaria Link in L.C.von Buch, Phys. Beschr. Canar. Ins.: 158 (1828).
  • Euphorbia rhombea Willd. ex Link in C.L.von Buch, Phys. Beschr. Canar. Ins.: 158 (1828).
  • Euphorbia ehrenbergii Sweet, Hort. Brit., ed. 2: 455 (1830), nom. nud.
  • Euphorbia tenuicuspis Guss. ex Rchb., Fl. Germ. Excurs.: 761 (1832).
  • Euphorbia provincialis var. retusa Boiss., Voy. Bot. Espagne 2: 568 (1842).
    • Euphorbia terracina var. retusa (Boiss.) Willk. & Lange, Prodr. Fl. Hispan. 3: 502 (1877).
  • Euphorbia terracina f. retusa (Boiss.) Vindt, Trav. Inst. Sci. Chérifien, Sér. Bot. 6: 98 (1953).
  • Euphorbia panacea Webb & Berthel., Hist. Nat. Iles Canaries 3(2, 3): 247 (1847).
    • Tithymalus panaceus (Webb & Berthel.) Klotzsch & Garcke, Abh. Königl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1859: 84 (1860).
  • Euphorbia modesta Boiss., Cent. Euphorb.: 34 (1860).
    • Euphorbia terracina var. modesta (Boiss.) Boiss. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 15(2): 158 (1862).
  • Euphorbia terracina var. angustifolia Lange, Pug. Pl. Hispan.: 323 (1861).
    • Euphorbia terracina f. angustifolia (Lange) Batt. in J.A.Battandier & L.C.Trabut, Fl. Algérie, Dicot.: 801 (1890).
  • Euphorbia terracina var. ecarunculata Boiss. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 15(2): 158 (1862).
  • Euphorbia purpurascens Salzm. ex Ball, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 16: 660 (1878), pro syn.
  • Euphorbia verna Salzm. ex Ball, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 16: 660 (1878), pro syn.
  • Euphorbia terracina var. delortii Timb.-Lagr. ex Nyman, Consp. Fl. Eur.: 653 (1881), nom. nud.
  • Euphorbia abortiva Porta, Atti Imp. Regia Accad. Rovereto 9: 67 (1891 publ. 1892).
  • Euphorbia halacsyi Formánek, Verh. Naturf. Vereins Brünn 33: 128 (1894 publ. 1895).
  • Euphorbia terracina var. multicaulis Batt., Bull. Soc. Bot. France 53: lxxix (1906).
  • Euphorbia garrullae Sennen, Bull. Soc. Bot. France 68: 407 (1921 publ. 1922), nom. nud.
  • Euphorbia carullae Sennen, Bull. Soc. Bot. France 69: 95 (1922).
  • Euphorbia terracina var. variicornis Maire & Sennen, Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 23: 215 (1932).
  • Euphorbia cyprianii Maire & Sennen in Sennen, Diagn. Nouv.: 115 (1936).
  • Euphorbia mendax Maire & Wilczek, Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 27: 79 (1936).
    • Euphorbia terracina var. mendax (Maire & Wilczek) Maire, Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 27: 258 (1936).

Homonyms

• Euphorbia terracina Lag., nom. illeg. = Euphorbia lagascae Spreng.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Middle Europe Hungary. Regional: Southwestern Europe Baleares, Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain. Regional: Southeastern Europe Albania, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Sicilia, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia. Regional: Eastern Europe Ukraine. Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia. Regional: Macaronesia Canary Islands, Madeira. Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa Ethiopia (doubtful). Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Caucasus Transcaucasus. Regional: Western Asia Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Sinai, Turkey. Regional: Arabian Peninsula Saudi Arabia, Yemen. Continental: Northern America (introduced) Regional: Southwestern U.S.A. California. Regional: Mexico Mexico Central. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1762. Species Plantarum, ed. 2, Tomus I: 654. Reference page. 

Links

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

Vernacular names

español: lechera, lechetrezna, rechitierna de sombrilla

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