Euphorbia maculata

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. Anisophyllum
Subsectio: E. subsect. Hypericifoliae
Species: Euphorbia maculata

Name

Euphorbia maculata L., 1753

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Tithymalus maculatus (L.) Moench, Methodus: 666 (1794).
- Anisophyllum maculatum (L.) Haw., Syn. Pl. Succ.: 162 (1812).
- Xamesike maculata (L.) Raf., Autik. Bot.: 97 (1840).
- Chamaesyce maculata (L.) Small, Fl. S.E. U.S.: 713 (1903).
Heterotypic
- Euphorbia supina Raf., Amer. Monthly Mag. & Crit. Rev. 2: 119 (1817).
- Euphorbia depressa Torr. ex Spreng., Syst. Veg. 3: 794 (1826).
- Euphorbia maculata var. parvula Riddell, Syn. Fl. West. States: 32 (1835).
- Xamesike depressa (Torr. ex Spreng.) Raf., Autik. Bot.: 97 (1840).
- Xamesike littoralis Raf., Autik. Bot.: 97 (1840).
- Xamesike supina (Raf.) Raf., Autik. Bot.: 97 (1840).
- Euphorbia maculata var. detonsa Engelm. ex Boiss. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 15(2): 47 (1862).
- Chamaesyce tracyi Small, Fl. S.E. U.S.: 713 (1903).
- Euphorbia reichenbachiana Lojac., Fl. Sicul. 2(2): 330 (1907), nom. illeg.
- Chamaesyce pseudonutans Thell. in P.F.A.Ascherson & P.Graebner, Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 7: 431 (1917).
- Chamaesyce supina (Raf.) H.Hara, J. Jap. Bot. 16: 119 (1940).
- Euphorbia jovetii Huguet, Botaniste 54: 153 (1971).
- Chamaesyce jovetii (Huguet) Holub, Folia Geobot. Phytotax. 8: 176 (1973).

Homonyms

Euphorbia maculata Lechl. ex Boiss., pro syn. = Euphorbia meyeniana Klotzsch

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America
- Alabama; Arizona; Arkansas; California; Colorado; Delaware; District of Columbia; Florida; Georgia; Illinois; Indiana; Iowa; Kansas; Kentucky; Louisiana; Maine; Maryland; Masachusettes; Mexico Gulf; Mexico Northeast; Mexico Northwest; Mexico Southeast; Mexico Southwest; Michigan; Minnesota; Mississippi; Missouri; Montana; Nebraska; Vermont; Virginia; Washington; West Virginia; Wisconsin; Wyoming
Continental: Southern America
- Regional: Caribbean
  - Aruba; Bahamas; Belize; Bermuda; Cuba; Netherlands Antilles; Trinidad-Tobago

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species plantarum, exhibentes plantas rite cognitas, ad genera relatas, cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas. Tomus I. Pp. [I–XII], 1–560. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae [Stockholm]. BHL Reference page. : 455.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Euphorbia maculata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jul 02. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Euphorbia maculata. Published online. Accessed: Jul 02 2020.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Euphorbia maculata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jul 02. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2020. Euphorbia maculata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 02 Jul 2020.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Euphorbia maculata in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

العربية: فربيون ملطخ
azərbaycanca: Xallı südləyən
Cymraeg: Llaethlys brych
Deutsch: Gefleckte Wolfsmilch
English: Spotted Spurge
español: Euforbio moteado
suomi: Täplätyräkki
français: Euphorbe maculée
русский: Молочай пятнистый
svenska: Fläcktörel
中文: 斑地锦