Checklist: Euphorbiaceae

EUPHORBIACEAE

Introduction:

This is a checklist of taxa generated from the database. Genera and species which are purely cultivated have been excluded.

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Literature:  
Carter, S. & Leach, L.C. (2001) Euphorbiaceae: subfamily Euphorbioideae: tribe Euphorbieae Flora Zambesiaca 9(5)  
Govaerts, R. et al. (2000) World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 
Radcliffe-Smith, A. (1996) Euphorbiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(4)  
  
NamesFZ Divisions
  
4348.000 CROTON L. 
Croton megalocarpus Hutch.
  
4388.000 ALCHORNEA Sw. 
Alchornea cordifolia (Schumach. & Thonn.) Müll.Arg.
Alchornea cordata Benth.
Cacoucia cordifolia (Schumach. & Thonn.) Walp.
Schousboea cordifolia Schumach. & Thonn.
Alchornea hirtella Benth.
Alchornea floribunda Müll. Arg. var. glabrata Müll. Arg.
Alchornea glabrata (Müll. Arg.) Prain
  
4395.000 NEOBOUTONIA Müll. Arg. 
Neoboutonia macrocalyx Pax
Neoboutonia melleri sensu Drummond (1975)
  
4400.000 MACARANGA Thouars 
Macaranga kilimandscharica Pax
Macaranga schweinfurthii Pax
  
4416.000 TRAGIA Plum. ex L. 
Tragia brevipes Pax
Tragia mitis var. genuina Müll. Arg.
Tragia velutina Pax
Tragia volkensii Pax
  
4483.000 SAPIUM P. Browne 
Shirakiopsis elliptica (Hochst.) Esser
Sapium ellipticum (Hochst. ex Krauss) Pax
Sapium mannianum (Müll. Arg.) Benth.
  
4498.000 EUPHORBIA L. 
CHAMAESYCE Gray 
Euphorbia hirta L.
Chamaesyce hirta (L.) Millsp.
Euphorbia pilulifera sensu Boiss.
Euphorbia prostrata Aiton
Chamaesyce prostrata (Aiton) Small
Euphorbia schimperiana Scheele

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