Euphorbia prostrata

Euphorbia prostrata

Euphorbia prostrata

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 prostrata

Name

Euphorbia prostrata Aiton, 1789

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Anisophyllum prostratum (Aiton) Haw., Syn. Pl. Succ.: 163 (1812).
  • Aplarina prostrata (Aiton) Raf., New Fl. 4: 99 (1838).
  • Chamaesyce prostrata (Aiton) Small, Fl. S.E. U.S.: 713 (1903).
  • Tithymalus prostratus (Aiton) Samp., Anais Fac. Sci. Porto 17: 45 (1931).
• Heterotypic
  • Euphorbia callitrichoides Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 2: 52 (1817).
  • Euphorbia tenella Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 2: 53 (1817).
  • Euphorbia perforata Guss., Fl. Sicul. Prodr. 1: 540 (1827).
  • Euphorbia trichogona Bertol., Misc. Bot. 3: 20 (1844).
  • Euphorbia prostrata var. vestita Engelm. ex Boiss. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 15(2): 47 (1862).
  • Euphorbia ramosa var. villosior Greenm., Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts, n.s., 32: 297 (1897).
  • Chamaesyce malaca Small, Fl. S.E. U.S.: 713 (1903).
  • Chamaesyce villosior (Greenm.) Millsp., Publ. Field Columb. Mus., Bot. Ser. 2: 412 (1916).
  • Euphorbia malaca (Small) Little, Publ. Univ. Oklahoma Biol. Surv. 2(2): 70 (1930).
  • Euphorbia prostrata var. caudirhiza Fosberg, Micronesica 25: 189 (1992).

Homonyms

• Euphorbia prostrata = Euphorbia chamaesyce L.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: America Regional: C. & S. U.S.A. to Trop. & Subtrop. America Argentina; Bahamas; Belize; Bermuda; Bolivia; Brazil Northeast; Brazil South; Brazil Southeast; Cayman Is.; Colorado; Cuba; Dominican Republic; Ecuador; Florida; French Guiana; Georgia; Guatemala; Guyana; Haiti; Honduras; Jamaica; Kansas; Louisiana; Mexico Central; Mexico Gulf; Mexico Northeast; Mexico Northwest; Mexico Southeast; Mexico Southwest; Mississippi; Missouri; Nauru; Nebraska; Antilles; New Mexico; Nicaragua; North Carolina; Oklahoma; Peru; Puerto Rico; South Carolina; South Dakota; Suriname; Tennessee; Texas; Trinidad-Tobago; Venezuela; Venezuelan Antilles References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Aiton, W. 1789. Hortus Kewensis; or, a catalogue of the plants cultivated in the Royal Botanic Garden at Kew. Vol. II. Octandria–Monadelphia. 460 pp., tt. 7–10. George Nicol, London. BHL Reference page. : 2:139.

Links

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

Vernacular names

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