Euphorbia platyphyllos
Euphorbia platyphyllos

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. Esula
Sectio: E. sect. Helioscopia
Species: Euphorbia platyphyllos
Subspecies: E. p. subsp. literata – E. p. subsp. platyphyllos

Name

Euphorbia platyphyllos L., Sp. Pl.: 460 (1753)

Synonyms

  • Homotypic
    • Tithymalus platyphyllos (L.) Hill, Hort. Kew.: 172.4 (1768)
    • Galarhoeus platyphyllus (L.) Haw., Syn. Pl. Succ.: 151 (1812)
  • Heterotypic
    • Euphorbia platyphyllos var. bilbilitana Pau, Anales Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. 23: 142 (1894)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Europe
    • Regional: Northern Europe
      • Great Britain, Sweden (introduced).
    • Regional: Middle Europe
      • Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland.
    • Regional: Southwestern Europe
      • Corse, France, Sardegna, Spain.
    • Regional: Southeastern Europe
      • Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Romania, Sicilia, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia.
    • Regional: Eastern Europe
      • Baltic States, Krym, Ukraine.
  • Continental: Africa
    • Regional: Northern Africa
      • Algeria.
    • Regional: Macaronesia
      • Azores, Canary Islands, Madeira.
    • Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa
      • Ethiopia.
  • Continental: Asia-Temperate
    • Regional: Caucasus
      • North Caucasus (doubtfully present.
    • Regional: Western Asia
      • East Aegean Islands, Turkey.
  • Continental: Australasia
    • Regional: New Zealand
      • New Zealand North (introduced).
  • Continental: Northern America (introduced)
    • ⧼Regional: Eastern Canada⧽
      • ⧼Ontario.⧽
    • ⧼Regional: Northwestern U.S.A.⧽
      • ⧼Washington.⧽
    • ⧼Regional: North-Central U.S.A.⧽
      • ⧼Illinois.⧽
    • ⧼Regional: Northeastern U.S.A.⧽
      • ⧼Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont.⧽
    • ⧼Regional: Southeastern U.S.A.⧽
      • ⧼North Carolina, Tennessee.⧽
  • Continental: Southern America (introduced)
    • ⧼Regional: Southern South America⧽
      • ⧼Argentina Northeast, Chile Central, Paraguay.⧽

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

References

Primary references

Vernacular names

English: Broad-leaved spurge
español: lechetrezna con hojas anchas, tetímalo
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