Euphorbia hirta

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. Euphorbia
Species: Euphorbia hirta

Name

Euphorbia hirta L., Sp. Pl.: 454 (1753).

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Desmonema hirta (L.) Raf., Atlantic J. 1: 178 (1833).
- Ditrita hirta (L.) Raf., Sylva Tellur.: 115 (1838).
- Chamaesyce hirta (L.) Millsp., Publ. Field Columb. Mus., Bot. Ser. 2: 303 (1909).
- Euphorbia pilulifera var. hirta (L.) Thell. in P.F.A.Ascherson & K.O.R.Graebner, Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 7: 425 (1917).
- Euphorbia hirta var. typica L.C.Wheeler, Contr. Gray Herb. 127: 68 (1939), not validly publ.
Heterotypic
- Euphorbia obliterata Jacq., Enum. Syst. Pl.: 22 (1760).
- Euphorbia capitata Lam., Encycl. 2: 422 (1788).
- Euphorbia gemella Lag., Gen. Sp. Pl.: 17 (1816).
- Euphorbia globulifera Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 2: 56 (1817).
- Euphorbia verticillata Vell., Fl. Flumin.: 202 (1829), nom. illeg.
- Euphorbia nodiflora Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 613 (1840).
- Euphorbia pilulifera var. discolor Engelm. in W.H.Emory, Rep. U.S. Mex. Bound. 2(1): 188 (1858).
- Euphorbia karwinskyi Boiss., Cent. Euphorb.: 6 (1860).
- Euphorbia bancana Miq., Fl. Ned. Ind., Eerste Bijv.: 463 (1861).
- Euphorbia pilulifera var. obliterata (Jacq.) Hitchc., Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 4: 127 (1893).
- Euphorbia pilulifera var. guaranitica Chodat & Hassl., Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 5: 679 (1905).
- Euphorbia pilulifera var. arechavaletae Herter, Anales Mus. Nac. Montevideo, ser. 2, 1: 71 (1911).
- Chamaesyce gemella (Lag.) Small, Fl. Miami: 110 (1913).
- Chamaesyce karwinskyi (Boiss.) Millsp., Publ. Field Columb. Mus., Bot. Ser. 2: 407 (1916).
- Chamaesyce rosei Millsp., Publ. Field Columb. Mus., Bot. Ser. 2: 402 (1916).
- Euphorbia pilulifera var. glabrescens Thell. in P.F.A.Ascherson & K.O.R.Graebner, Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 7: 426 (1917).
- Euphorbia chrysochaeta W.Fitzg., J. Roy. Soc. Western Australia 3: 162 (1918).
- Euphorbia hirta var. glaberrima Koidz., Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 33: 118 (1919).
- Chamaesyce pekinensis var. glaberrima (Koidz.) Makino & Nemoto, Fl. Jap.: 644 (1925).
- Euphorbia pilulifera f. humifusa Domin, Biblioth. Bot. 22(89): 312 (1927).
- Euphorbia pilulifera f. rubromaculata Domin, Biblioth. Bot. 22(89): 312 (1927).
- Euphorbia pilulifera f. viridis Domin, Biblioth. Bot. 22(89): 312 (1927).
- Chamaesyce pilulifera var. glaberrima (Koidz.) H.Hara, J. Jap. Bot. 14: 356 (1938).
- Euphorbia hirta var. destituta L.C.Wheeler, Contr. Gray Herb. 127: 70 (1939).
- Chamaesyce hirta var. glaberrima (Koidz.) H.Hara, J. Jap. Bot. 16: 120 (1940).
- Chamaesyce hirta var. laeticincta Croizat, J. Arnold Arbor. 24: 188 (1943).
- Chamaesyce hirta f. glaberrima (Koidz.) Hurus., J. Fac. Sci. Univ. Tokyo, Sect. 3, Bot. 6: 279 (1954).
- Chamaesyce hirta f. litoralis Hurus., J. Fac. Sci. Univ. Tokyo, Sect. 3, Bot. 6: 278 (1954).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Trop. & Subtrop. America
- - Alabama; Argentina Northeast; Argentina Northwest; Arizona; Aruba; Ascension; Bahamas; B Belize; Bermuda; Bolivia; Botswana; Brazil North; Brazil Northeast; Brazil Southeast; Brazil West-Central; Central American Pac; Chile Central; Colombia; Costa Rica; Cuba; Dominican Republic; Ecuador; El Salvador; French Guiana; Georgia; Guatemala; Haiti; Honduras; Jamaica; Louisiana; Mexican Pacific Is.; Mexico Central; Mexico Gulf; Mexico Northeast; Mexico Northwest; Mexico Southeast; Mexico Southwest; Netherlands Antilles; New Mexico; Nicaragua; Panam; Paraguay; Peru; Puerto Rico; South Carolina; Southwest Caribbean; Texas; Trinidad-Tobago; Turks-Caicos Is.; Venezuela; Venezuelan Antilles;

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

References

Primary references

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. , 454.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Euphorbia hirta in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jul 06. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Euphorbia hirta. Published online. Accessed: Jul 06 2020.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Euphorbia hirta in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jul 06. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2020. Euphorbia hirta. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 06 Jul 2020.

Vernacular names

eʋegbe: Anonsika
English: asthma-plant
தமிழ்: அம்மன் பச்சரிசி

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