Euphorbia graminea

Euphorbia graminea

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. Chamaesyce
Sectio: E. sect. Alectoroctonum
Species: Euphorbia graminea

• Form & Varieties: E. g. f. foliosa – E. g. var. graminea – E. g. var. novogaliciana
  

Name

Euphorbia graminea Jacq., 1763

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Adenopetalum gramineum (Jacq.) Klotzsch & Garcke, Monatsber. Königl. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1859: 250 (1860).
  • Eumecanthus gramineus (Jacq.) Millsp., Publ. Field Columb. Mus., Bot. Ser. 2: 413 (1916).
  • Agaloma graminea (Jacq.) D.B.Ward, Phytologia 89: 226 (2007).
• Heterotypic
  • Euphorbia graminea var. lancifolia Millsp., Publ. Field Columb. Mus., Bot. Ser. 1: 372 (1898).
  • Euphorbia graminea var. virgata Millsp., Publ. Field Columb. Mus., Bot. Ser. 1: 372 (1898).

Homonyms

• Euphorbia graminea Schltdl. & Cham., nom. illeg. = Euphorbia triphylla (Klotzsch & Garcke) Oudejans

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern Amnerica Regional: Tropical America Argentina Northwest; Arkansas; Aruba; Belize; Bolivia; Colombia; Costa Rica; Cuba; Dominican Republic; Ecuador; El Salvador; French Guiana; Guatemala; Honduras; Netherlands Antilles; Nicaragua; Panam; Peru; Suriname; Taiwan; Venezuela; Windward Is. Continental: Northern Amnerica Regional: Mexico Mexico Central; Mexico Gulf; Mexico Northeast; Mexico Northwest; Mexico Southeast; Mexico Southwest References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Jacquin, N.J. 1763. Selectarum stirpium Americanarum historia, in qua ad Linnaeanum systema determinatae descriptaeque sistuntur plantae illae, quas in insulis Martinica, Jamaica, Domingo, aliisque, et in vicinae continentis parte, observavit rariores; adjectis iconibus in solo natali delineatis. XII + 284 pp., index, 184 tt. Ex officina Krausiana, Vindobonae [Vienna]. BHL Biblioteca Digital Reference page. : 151.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Euphorbia graminea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jun 29. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Euphorbia graminea. Published online. Accessed: Jun 29 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Euphorbia graminea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jun 29. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2020. Euphorbia graminea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 29 Jun 2020.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Euphorbia graminea in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

English: grassleaf spurge
中文: 禾葉大戟

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