Mercurialis elliptica

Mercurialis elliptica

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: Acalyphoideae
Tribus: Acalypheae
Genus: Mercurialis
Species: Mercurialis elliptica

Name

Mercurialis elliptica Lam., Encycl. 4: 119 (1797).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Mercurialis elliptica var. leiogyna Maire & Wilczek, Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 27: 258 (1936).
  • Mercurialis elliptica var. trichogyna Maire & Wilczek, Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 27: 258 (1936).

Homonyms

• Mercurialis elliptica Duby, nom.illeg. = Mercurialis corsica Coss. & Kralik

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africae Morocco Continental: Europe Regional: Southwestern Europe Portugal; Spain References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Lamarck, J.-B. (ed.) 1797–1798. Encyclopédie méthodique. Botanique. Tome 4. 764 pp. H. Agasse, Paris. BHL Reference page. : 4: 119.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Mercurialis elliptica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jun 06. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Mercurialis elliptica. Published online. Accessed: Jun 06 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Mercurialis elliptica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jun 06. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2020. Mercurialis elliptica. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 06 Jun 2020.

Vernacular names

español: almendrillo, mercurial tremesina.

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