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
  
MANNIOPHYTON Müll.Arg. 
Manniophyton fulvum Müll.Arg.
Manniophyton africanum Müll.Arg.
Manniophyton chevalieri Beille
Manniophyton tricuspe Pierre ex A.Chev.
Manniophyton wildemanii Beille
  
4348.000 CROTON L. 
Croton hirtus L'Hér.
Brachystachys hirta Klotzsch
Croton comes Standl. & L.O.Williams
Croton glandulosus Vell. var. hirtus (L'Hér.) Croizat
Oxydectes glandulosa (L.) Kuntze var. hirta Kuntze
Podostachys hirta Klotzsch
  
4385.000 MALLOTUS Lour. 
Mallotus oppositifolius (Geiseler) Müll. Arg.
var. oppositifolius
  
4388.000 ALCHORNEA Sw. 
Alchornea cordifolia (Schumach. & Thonn.) Müll.Arg.
Alchornea cordata Benth.
Cacoucia cordifolia (Schumach. & Thonn.) Walp.
Schousboea cordifolia Schumach. & Thonn.
Alchornea yambuyaënsis De Wild.
Alchornea bangweolensis R.E. Fries
Alchornea verrucosa Pax
  
4395.000 NEOBOUTONIA Müll. Arg. 
Neoboutonia macrocalyx Pax
Neoboutonia melleri sensu Drummond (1975)
  
4400.000 MACARANGA Thouars 
Macaranga monandra Müll.Arg.
Macaranga zenkeri Pax
Tanarius monandrus Kuntze
Macaranga schweinfurthii Pax
Acalypha clutioides Radcl.-Sm.
  
4444.000 MANIHOT Mill. 
Manihot glaziovii Müll. Arg.
  
4463.010 SCHINZIOPHYTON Hutch. ex Radcl.-Sm. 
RICINODENDRON sensu Schinz p.p. non Müll. Arg. 
Schinziophyton rautanenii (Schinz) Radcl.-Sm.
Ricinodendron rautanenii Schinz
  
4483.010 SCLEROCROTON Hochst. 
SAPIUM P. Browne p.p. 
Sclerocroton cornutus (Pax) Kruijt & Roebers
Sapium cornutum Pax
Sapium poggei Pax
Sapium xylocarpum Pax
  
4485.000 MAPROUNEA Aubl. 
Maprounea africana Müll. Arg.
Excoecaria magenjensis Sim
Maprounea obtusa Pax
Maprounea vaccinioides Pax
  
4498.000 EUPHORBIA L. 
CHAMAESYCE Gray 
Euphorbia hirta L.
Chamaesyce hirta (L.) Millsp.
Euphorbia pilulifera sensu Boiss.
Euphorbia prostrata Aiton
Chamaesyce prostrata (Aiton) Small

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