Euphorbia hypericifolia

Euphorbia hypericifolia

Euphorbia hypericifolia

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. Chamaesyce
Species: Euphorbia hypericifolia

Name

Euphorbia hypericifolia L., 1753

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Anisophyllum hypericifolium (L.) Haw., Syn. Pl. Succ.: 161 (1812).
  • Chamaesyce hypericifolia (L.) Millsp., Publ. Field Columb. Mus., Bot. Ser. 2: 302 (1909).
• Heterotypic
  • Ditrita obliqua Raf., Sylva Tellur.: 115 (1838).
  • Euphorbia cuspidata Bertol., Misc. Bot. 3: 17 (1844), nom. illeg.
  • Euphorbia hypericifolia var. maculata Klotzsch in B.Seemann, Bot. Voy. Herald: 276 (1856).
  • Euphorbia papilligera Boiss., Cent. Euphorb.: 8 (1860).
  • Euphorbia boliviana Rusby, Bull. New York Bot. Gard. 4: 442 (1907).
  • Chamaesyce glomerifera Millsp., Publ. Field Columb. Mus., Bot. Ser. 2: 377 (1913).
  • Euphorbia glomerifera (Millsp.) L.C.Wheeler, Contr. Gray Herb. 127: 78 (1939).
  • Chamaesyce boliviana (Rusby) Croizat, J. Arnold Arbor. 27: 291 (1946).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: America Regional: Trop. & Subtrop. America Argentina Northeast; Argentina Northwest; Argentina South; Arizona; Arkansas; Aruba; Bahamas; Belize; Bermuda; Bolivia; Brazil North; Brazil Northeast; Brazil South; Brazil Southeast; Brazil West-Central; Chile North; China North-Central; China South-Central; Colombia; Costa Rica; Cuba; Cyprus; Dominican Republic; Ecuador; El Salvador; Florida; French Guiana; Georgia; Guatemala; Guyana; Haiti; Honduras; Iowa; Louisiana; Mexican Pacific Is.; Mexico Central; Mexico Gulf; Mexico Northeast; Mexico Northwest; Mexico Southeast; Mexico Southwest; Missouri; Netherlands Antilles; Nicaragua;Panam; Paraguay; Peru; Puerto Rico; Senegal; Southwest Caribbean; Texas; Trinidad-Tobago; Turks-Caicos Is.; Uruguay; Venezuela; Venezuelan Antilles; Virginia; Windward Is. 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 hypericifolia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jul 01. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Euphorbia hypericifolia. Published online. Accessed: Jul 01 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Euphorbia hypericifolia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jul 01. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2020. Euphorbia hypericifolia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 01 Jul 2020.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Euphorbia hypericifolia in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

English: chickenweed
español: lechera, lechosa, hierba de la golondrina
中文: 通奶草

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