Euphorbia tithymaloides subsp. smallii

Euphorbia tithymaloides subsp. smallii

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. Crepidaria
Species: Euphorbia tithymaloides
Subspecies: Euphorbia tithymaloides subsp. smallii

Name

Euphorbia tithymaloides subsp. smallii (Millsp.) V.W.Steinm. (2003)

• Type: FLORIDA: Miami-Dade Co.: Miami, 1-30 Nov 1904, Small 2286 (holotype: NY).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Pedilanthus smallii Millsp., Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 2: 358. 1913.

• Homotypic
  • Pedilanthus tithymaloides var. smallii (Millsp.) Dressler, Contr. Gray. Herb. 182: 152. 1957.
  • Tithymalus smallii (Millsp.) Small, Man. S.E. Fl. 804. 1933.

Note:

Possibly extinct in the wild (Dorsey 2013).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Southeastern USA S. Florida Continental: Southern America Regional: Caribbean N. Cuba References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Steinmann, V.W. (2003) The submersion of Pedilanthus into Euphorbia (Euphorbiaceae). Acta Botánica Mexicana 65: 45–50 (50!) [1].

Additional references

• Dorsey, B. (2013) Phylogenetics and Morphological Evolution of Euphorbia subgenus Euphorbia. Dissertation. University of Michigan. [2].

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Euphorbia tithymaloides subsp. smallii 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 subsp. smallii. Published online. Accessed: Jul 12 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Euphorbia tithymaloides subsp. smallii 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 subsp. smallii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 Jul 2020.
• Wunderlin, R.P. & Hansen, B.F. 2008. Euphorbia tithymaloides subsp. smallii in Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants. Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa. Published online. Accessed: Feb 06 {{{4}}}.

Vernacular names

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