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Euphorbia
L.
Published In:
Species Plantarum 1: 450. 1753. (1 May 1753) (
Sp. Pl.
)
Synonymy
Arthrothamnus Klotzsch & Garcke
Chamaesyce Gray
Sterigmanthe Klotzsch & Garcke
Project Name Data
(Last Modified On 10/19/2010)
Acceptance :
Accepted
Taxon Profile
(Last Modified On 6/27/2024)
Reference(s) :
Rauh, W. & M. Bardot-Vaucoulon. 1999. Deux nouvelles Euphorbes du Massif de l’Ankarana, au nord-ouest de Madagascar. Succulentes (France) 22(3): 3.
Haevermans, T. & J.-N. Labat. 2004. A Synoptic Revision of the Malagasy Endemic Euphorbia pervilleana Group. Syst. Bot. 29(1): 118–124.
Haevermans, T., G. Rouhan, W. Hetterscheid, M. Teissier, Belarbi, X. Aubriot & J.-N. Labat. 2009. Chaos revisited: nomenclature and typification of the Malagasy endemic
Euphorbia
subgenus
Lacanthis
(Raf.) M.G.Gilbert. Adansonia, sér. 3, 31(2): 279–299.
Rauh, W., H. Petignat & M. Teissier. 1995. Euphorbia mahabobokensis Rauh nov. spec. from central-south Madagascar. Brit. Cact. Succ. J. 13: 15–19.
Aubriot, X., P. P. Lowry II & T. Haevermans. 2014. Taxonomic revision of the Malagasy endemic and enigmatic
Euphorbia
section
Pachysanthae
(Euphorbiaceae). Phytotaxa 159(3): 221–235.
Friedmann, F. & G. Cremers. 1976. Observations sur les euphorbes coralliformes de Madagascar. Adansonia, n.s. 16(2): 245–257.
Castillon, J.-P. & L. Rajaovelona. 2019.
Euphorbia pseudodidiereoides
, une nouvelle euphorbe épineuse du Centre-sud de Madagascar. Malag. Nat. 13: 60–64, f. 1.
Castillon, J.-P. & J.-B. Castillon. 2018. Notes sur
Euphorbia
sect.
Denisophorbia
(Euphorbiaceae) à Madagascar: description d’une nouvelle espèce et une nouvelle synonymie. Candollea 73(1): 19–25.
Castillon, J.-P. & J.-B. Castillon. 2018. Une nouvelle espèce menacée de
Euphorbia
sect.
Goniostema
(Euphorbiaceae) du nord de Madagascar. Candollea 73(2): 187–191.
Castillon, J.-P. & J.-B. Castillon. 2016. A propos de quelques noms oubliés dans le genre Euphorbia L. (Euphorbiaceae) à Madagascar. Candollea 71(1): 149–158.
Castillon, J.-P. & J.-B. Castillon. 2019. Nouveautés taxonomiques et nomenclaturales dans le genre Euphorbia (Euphorbiaceae) à Madagascar. Candollea 74(2): 159–167, 4.
Haevermans, T. & W. Hetterscheid. 2021. Taxonomic changes and new species in Malagasy Euphorbia (Euphorbiaceae). Phytotaxa 492(1): 1-61.
Castillon, J.-P. 2021. Correction of errors concerning Euphorbia leandriana Boiteau (Euphorbiaceae) and related species. Euphorbia World 17(2): 28-36.
Castillon, J.-P. 2021. The spiny euphorbias of southern Madagascar: The informal group of Euphorbia rubrostriata Drake. Euphorbia World 17(3): 28-33.
Castillon, J.-P. 2020. Rediscovery, rehabilitation and typification of Euphorbia leandriana Boiteau. Euphorbia World 16: 46-51.
Rauh, W. 2000. Euphorbes nouvelles de Madagascar. Succulentes (France) 23(3): 5–9.
Family or Genus Distribution :
not endemic to the Malagasy Region
Generic Species Diversity and Endemism Status :
has been evaluated
No. of species in Fl. Madagasc. :
not published
Accepted Published Species :
148 (141 Endemic, 5 indigenous non endemic, 2 naturalized)
Additional Taxonomic Work :
in progress
Species Level Data Entry :
complete
Notes :
Material from Madagascar has been misidentified as
Euphorbia pyrifolia
, which is restricted to Mauritius, Reunion, and Seychelles (including on Aldabra) according to Radcliffe-Smith in Kew Bull. 39(3): 602 (1984).
Compiled or updated by :
Peter B. Phillipson (Aug. 2020); N. Manjato (Nov. 2020); M. Rabarimanarivo (2020)
Lower Taxa
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Euphorbia
adenopoda
Baill.
!
Euphorbia
agatheae
Haev. & Hett.
!
Euphorbia
alcicornis
Baker
Euphorbia
alfredii
Rauh
Euphorbia
alluaudii
Drake
Euphorbia
ambarivatoensis
Rauh & Bard.-Vauc.
Euphorbia
ambatofinandranae
Leandri
=
Euphorbia
stenoclada
subsp.
ambatofinandranae
(Leandri) Cremers
Euphorbia
ambatomenahensis
Rebmann
Euphorbia
ambovombensis
Rauh & Razaf.
Euphorbia
anagalloides
Baker
=
Euphorbia
trichophylla
Baker
Euphorbia
analalavensis
Leandri
Euphorbia
analamerae
Leandri
Euphorbia
analavelonensis
Rauh & Mangelsdorff
Euphorbia
ankaranae
Leandri
Euphorbia
ankarensis
Boiteau
Euphorbia
ankazobensis
Rauh & S. Hofstatter
Euphorbia
annamarieae
Rauh
Euphorbia
antankara
Leandri
=
Euphorbia
pachypodioides
Boiteau
Euphorbia
antso
Denis
Euphorbia
aprica
Baill.
Euphorbia
arahaka
Poiss. ex Humbert & Leandri
Euphorbia
atimovatae
Haev. & Hett.
Euphorbia
aureoviridiflora
(Rauh) Rauh
Euphorbia
bakeriana
Baill.
=
Euphorbia
tetraptera
Baker
Euphorbia
banae
Rauh
Euphorbia
beharensis
Leandri
Euphorbia
bemarahaensis
Rauh & Mangelsdorff
Euphorbia
benoistii
Leandri
=
Capuronia
benoistii
(Leandri) P.E. Berry
Euphorbia
berevoensis
Lawant & Buddens.
Euphorbia
berorohae
Rauh & S. Hofstatter
Euphorbia
beuginii
Rebmann
Euphorbia
bevilaniensis
Croizat
Euphorbia
biaculeata
M. Denis
Euphorbia
boinensis
Denis ex Humbert & Leandri
Euphorbia
boissieri
Baill.
Euphorbia
boiteaui
Leandri
Euphorbia
boivinii
Boiss.
Euphorbia
bojeri
Hook.
=
Euphorbia
milii
Des Moul.
Euphorbia
bongolavensis
Rauh
Euphorbia
bosseri
Leandri
Euphorbia
brachyphylla
Denis
*
Euphorbia
breonii
Nois.
=
Euphorbia
milii
Des Moul.
Euphorbia
bulbispina
Rauh & Razaf.
Euphorbia
capmanambatoensis
Rauh
Euphorbia
cap-saintemariensis
Rauh
*
Euphorbia
capuronii
Leandri
=
Euphorbia
mandravioky
Leandri
Euphorbia
capuronii
Ursch & Leandri
Euphorbia
caput-aureum
Denis
Euphorbia
castillonii
Lavranos
=
Euphorbia
rangovalensis
Leandri
Euphorbia
cedrorum
Rauh & Hebding
=
Euphorbia
famatamboay
F. Friedmann & Cremers
Euphorbia
cirsioides
Costantin & Gallaud
=
Euphorbia
stenoclada
Baill.
!
Euphorbia
commersonii
Baill.
*
Euphorbia
commersonii
M. Denis
=
Euphorbia
thuarsiana
Baill.
Euphorbia
cremersii
Rauh & Razaf.
Euphorbia
croizatii
Leandri
Euphorbia
cylindrifolia
Rauh & Marn.-Lap.
*
Euphorbia
daphnoides
Baill.
=
Euphorbia
hexadenia
Denis
Euphorbia
decariana
Croizat
=
Euphorbia
hedyotoides
N.E. Br.
Euphorbia
decaryi
Guillaumin
Euphorbia
decorsei
Drake
Euphorbia
delphinensis
Ursch & Leandri
Euphorbia
denisiana
Guillaumin
Euphorbia
denisii
Oudejans
Euphorbia
didiereoides
Denis ex Leandri
Euphorbia
dracunculoides
Lam.
Euphorbia
duranii
Ursch & Leandri
Euphorbia
elastica
Jum.
Euphorbia
elliotii
Leandri
=
Euphorbia
commersonii
Baill.
Euphorbia
emirnensis
Baker
Euphorbia
ensifolia
Baker
Euphorbia
enterophora
Drake
Euphorbia
erythrocucullata
Mangelsdorff
Euphorbia
erythroxyloides
Baker
Euphorbia
famatamboay
F. Friedmann & Cremers
Euphorbia
fianarantsoae
Ursch & Leandri
Euphorbia
fiherenensis
Poiss.
Euphorbia
fournieri
Rebut
=
Euphorbia
leuconeura
Boiss.
Euphorbia
francoisii
Leandri
Euphorbia
fuscoclada
Haev. & Hett.
Euphorbia
geayi
Constantin & Gallaud
=
Euphorbia
tirucalli
L.
Euphorbia
genoudiana
Ursch & Leandri
Euphorbia
geroldii
Rauh
Euphorbia
gigantea
J.-P. Castillon
Euphorbia
gottlebei
Rauh
Euphorbia
graciliramulosa
Haev. & Hett.
Euphorbia
grandidieri
Baill.
Euphorbia
guillauminiana
Boiteau
Euphorbia
guillemetii
Ursch & Leandri
Euphorbia
haevermansii
X. Aubriot & Lowry
Euphorbia
hedyotoides
N.E. Br.
!
Euphorbia
herman-schwartzii
Rauh
Euphorbia
hexadenia
Denis
Euphorbia
hildebrandtii
Baill.
=
Ammannia
pubescens
(Koehne) S.A. Graham & Gandhi
Euphorbia
hirta
L.
Euphorbia
hislopii
N.E. Br.
=
Euphorbia
milii
var.
hislopii
(N.E. Br.) Ursch & Leandri
Euphorbia
hofstaetteri
Rauh
Euphorbia
horombensis
Ursch & Leandri
Euphorbia
humbertii
Denis
Euphorbia
iharanae
Rauh
Euphorbia
imerina
Cremers
=
Euphorbia
alcicornis
Baker
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