Euphorbia tithymaloides

Taxonavigation[edit]

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. Crepidaria
Species: Euphorbia tithymaloides
Subspecies: E. t. subsp. angustifolia – E. t. subsp. bahamensis – E. t. subsp. jamaicensis – E. t. subsp. padifolia – E. t. subsp. parasitica – E. t. subsp. retusa – E. t. subsp. smallii – E. t. subsp. tithymaloides

Name[edit]

Euphorbia tithymaloides L., Sp. Pl. 1: 453. 1753.

Synonyms[edit]

Homotypic
- Pedilanthus tithymaloides (L.) Poit., Ann. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. 19: 390. 1812.
- Tithymalus tithymaloides (L.) Croizat, Amer. J. Bot. 24: 704. 1937.

Distribution[edit]

Native distribution areas:

Continental: America
- Regional: Florida, Mexico to Trop. America
  - Bahamas; Belize; Bermuda; Brazil North; Brazil Southeast; Cayman Is.; Chad; Colombia; Costa Rica; Cuba; Dominican Republic; Ecuador; El Salvador; Florida; French Guiana; Guatemala; Guyana; Haiti; Honduras; Jamaica; Mexico Central; Mexico Gulf; Mexico Northeast; Mexico Southeast; Mexico Southwest; Netherlands Antilles; Nicaragua; Panam; Peru; Puerto Rico; Southwest Caribbean; Suriname; Trinidad-Tobago; Turks-Caicos Is.; Venezuela; Venezuelan Antilles; Windward Is.

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

References[edit]

Primary references[edit]

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. : 453.

Links[edit]

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

Vernacular names[edit]

English: Redbird cactus
español: aveloz, consuelda
français: euphorbe antivenerien
हिन्दी: ਯੁਫ਼ੋਰਬੀਆ ਟਿਥੀਮਾਲਿਓਡਦਸ
മലയാളം: തത്തമ്മച്ചെടി
português: dois-amores, dois-irmãos, picão, sapatinho-de-judeu, sapatinho-do-diabo, sapatinho-dos-jardins
русский: педилантус титималоидный
svenska: gummieuforbia lea
lea faka-Tonga: matavivi
Tiếng Việt: Cây thuốc giấu
中文: 紅雀珊瑚

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