Euphorbia hirta

Euphorbia hirta

Euphorbia hirta

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. Euphorbia
Sectio: E. sect. Euphorbia
Species: Euphorbia hirta

Name

Euphorbia hirta L., Sp. Pl.: 454 (1753).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Desmonema hirta (L.) Raf., Atlantic J. 1: 178 (1833).
  • Ditrita hirta (L.) Raf., Sylva Tellur.: 115 (1838).
  • Chamaesyce hirta (L.) Millsp., Publ. Field Columb. Mus., Bot. Ser. 2: 303 (1909).
  • Euphorbia pilulifera var. hirta (L.) Thell. in P.F.A.Ascherson & K.O.R.Graebner, Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 7: 425 (1917).
  • Euphorbia hirta var. typica L.C.Wheeler, Contr. Gray Herb. 127: 68 (1939), not validly publ.
• Heterotypic
  • Euphorbia obliterata Jacq., Enum. Syst. Pl.: 22 (1760).
  • Euphorbia capitata Lam., Encycl. 2: 422 (1788).
  • Euphorbia gemella Lag., Gen. Sp. Pl.: 17 (1816).
  • Euphorbia globulifera Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 2: 56 (1817).
  • Euphorbia verticillata Vell., Fl. Flumin.: 202 (1829), nom. illeg.
  • Euphorbia nodiflora Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 613 (1840).
  • Euphorbia pilulifera var. discolor Engelm. in W.H.Emory, Rep. U.S. Mex. Bound. 2(1): 188 (1858).
  • Euphorbia karwinskyi Boiss., Cent. Euphorb.: 6 (1860).
  • Euphorbia bancana Miq., Fl. Ned. Ind., Eerste Bijv.: 463 (1861).
  • Euphorbia pilulifera var. obliterata (Jacq.) Hitchc., Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 4: 127 (1893).
  • Euphorbia pilulifera var. guaranitica Chodat & Hassl., Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 5: 679 (1905).
  • Euphorbia pilulifera var. arechavaletae Herter, Anales Mus. Nac. Montevideo, ser. 2, 1: 71 (1911).
  • Chamaesyce gemella (Lag.) Small, Fl. Miami: 110 (1913).
  • Chamaesyce karwinskyi (Boiss.) Millsp., Publ. Field Columb. Mus., Bot. Ser. 2: 407 (1916).
  • Chamaesyce rosei Millsp., Publ. Field Columb. Mus., Bot. Ser. 2: 402 (1916).
  • Euphorbia pilulifera var. glabrescens Thell. in P.F.A.Ascherson & K.O.R.Graebner, Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 7: 426 (1917).
  • Euphorbia chrysochaeta W.Fitzg., J. Roy. Soc. Western Australia 3: 162 (1918).
  • Euphorbia hirta var. glaberrima Koidz., Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 33: 118 (1919).
  • Chamaesyce pekinensis var. glaberrima (Koidz.) Makino & Nemoto, Fl. Jap.: 644 (1925).
  • Euphorbia pilulifera f. humifusa Domin, Biblioth. Bot. 22(89): 312 (1927).
  • Euphorbia pilulifera f. rubromaculata Domin, Biblioth. Bot. 22(89): 312 (1927).
  • Euphorbia pilulifera f. viridis Domin, Biblioth. Bot. 22(89): 312 (1927).
  • Chamaesyce pilulifera var. glaberrima (Koidz.) H.Hara, J. Jap. Bot. 14: 356 (1938).
  • Euphorbia hirta var. destituta L.C.Wheeler, Contr. Gray Herb. 127: 70 (1939).
  • Chamaesyce hirta var. glaberrima (Koidz.) H.Hara, J. Jap. Bot. 16: 120 (1940).
  • Chamaesyce hirta var. laeticincta Croizat, J. Arnold Arbor. 24: 188 (1943).
  • Chamaesyce hirta f. glaberrima (Koidz.) Hurus., J. Fac. Sci. Univ. Tokyo, Sect. 3, Bot. 6: 279 (1954).
  • Chamaesyce hirta f. litoralis Hurus., J. Fac. Sci. Univ. Tokyo, Sect. 3, Bot. 6: 278 (1954).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Trop. & Subtrop. America Alabama; Argentina Northeast; Argentina Northwest; Arizona; Aruba; Ascension; Bahamas; B Belize; Bermuda; Bolivia; Botswana; Brazil North; Brazil Northeast; Brazil Southeast; Brazil West-Central; Central American Pac; Chile Central; Colombia; Costa Rica; Cuba; Dominican Republic; Ecuador; El Salvador; French Guiana; Georgia; Guatemala; Haiti; Honduras; Jamaica; Louisiana; Mexican Pacific Is.; Mexico Central; Mexico Gulf; Mexico Northeast; Mexico Northwest; Mexico Southeast; Mexico Southwest; Netherlands Antilles; New Mexico; Nicaragua; Panam; Paraguay; Peru; Puerto Rico; South Carolina; Southwest Caribbean; Texas; Trinidad-Tobago; Turks-Caicos Is.; Venezuela; Venezuelan Antilles; References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd 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. , 454.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Euphorbia hirta in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Jul 06. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Euphorbia hirta. Published online. Accessed: Jul 06 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Euphorbia hirta in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Jul 06. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2020. Euphorbia hirta. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Jul 06.

Vernacular names

English: asthma-plant

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