Sapium laurifolium

Sapium laurifolium

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: Hippomaneae
Subtribus: Hippomaninae
Genus: Sapium
Species: Sapium laurifolium

Name

Sapium laurifolium (A.Rich.) Griseb., 1859

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Stillingia laurifolia A.Rich. in R.de la Sagra, Hist. Fis. Cuba, Bot. 11: 201 (1850).
• Homotypic
  • Sapium laurocerasus var. laurifolium (Griseb.) Müll.Arg., Linnaea 32: 116 (1863).
  • Excoecaria laurocerasus var. laurifolia (Griseb.) Müll.Arg. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 15(2): 1203 (1866).
• Heterotypic
  • Sapium brownei Banks ex Griseb., Fl. Brit. W. I.: 49 (1859), pro syn.
  • Sapium laurocerasus var. ellipticum Müll.Arg., Linnaea 32: 116 (1863).
  • Excoecaria laurocerasus var. elliptica (Müll.Arg.) Müll.Arg. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 15(2): 1203 (1866).
  • Sapium decipiens Preuss, Exped. C.-Südamer.: 386 (1901).
  • Sapium utile Preuss, Exped. C.-Südamer.: 386 (1901).
  • Sapium eglandulosum Ule, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 35: 673 (1905).
  • Sapium anadenum Pittier, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 164 (1908).
  • Sapium pleiostachys K.Schum. & Pittier, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 164 (1908).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regional: Brazil Brazil North Regional: Northern South America Colombia, Venezuela Regional: Central America Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá Regional: Western South America Ecuador, Peru Regional: Caribbean Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Puerto Rico Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Southeast References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Grisebach, A.H.R., 1859. Fl. Brit. W. I. 49.

Additional references

• Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. 2021. The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. Scientific Data 8(215): 1–10. DOI: 10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Sapium laurifolium in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Oct 15. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Sapium laurifolium in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Oct 15. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Sapium laurifolium. Published online. Accessed: Oct 15 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Sapium laurifolium. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 Oct 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Sapium laurifolium. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Oct 15. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Sapium laurifolium in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: Beyacca, Gum tree, Milk wood (Jamaica)
español: Leche, Lechero, Lechoso, Lechuga, Lechugo, Palo de leche, Piniche (Cuba), Aburridero, Daguilla, Lengua de vaca, Pela huevos (Dominican Republic), Tabaiba (Puerto Rico)
français: Bois brulant, Bois lait (Haiti)

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