Taxonomy Profile: Euphorbiaceae

Euphorbiaceae: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Plantae
Taxonomic Rank:
Family
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
spurge []
euphorbes []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
accepted
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Euphorbiaceae: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Plantae
plants |
Planta |
Vegetal |
plantes |
Subkingdom : Viridiplantae
green plants |
Infrakingdom : Streptophyta
land plants |
Superdivision : Embryophyta
Phylum : Tracheophyta
vascular plants |
tracheophytes |
Subphylum : Spermatophytina
spermatophytes |
seed plants |
phanérogames |
Superorder : Rosanae
Order : Malpighiales
Family : Euphorbiaceae
spurge |
euphorbes |
Euphorbiaceae Direct Children(s):
Adelia
(L)
Alchornea
(Sw)
Alchorneopsis
(Müll Arg)
Aleurites
(JR Forst & G Forst)
Caperonia
(A St-Hil)
Claoxylon
(A Juss)
Cnidoscolus
(Pohl)
Codiaeum
(A Juss)
Croton
(L)
Ditta
(Griseb)
Hura
(L)
Manihot
(Mill)
Ricinus
(L)
Sapium
(Jacq)
Sebastiania
(Spreng)
Securinega
(Comm ex Juss)
Stillingia
(Garden ex L)
Tragia
(L)
Argythamnia
(P Browne)
Bonania
(A Rich)
Garcia
(Vahl ex Rohr)
Macaranga
(Thouars)
Mallotus
(Lour)
Pera
(Mutis)
Vernicia
(Lour)
Chrozophora
(A Juss)
Hevea
(Aubl)
Micrandra
(Benth)
Reutealis
(Airy Shaw)
Ricinodendron
(Müll Arg)
Sauropus
(Blume)
Vaupesia
(RE Schult)
Triadica
(Lour)
Schinziophyton
(Hutch ex Radcl-Sm)
Neoshirakia
(Esser)
Astraea
(Klotzsch)
Microstachys
(A Juss)
Cleidion
(Blume)
Chiropetalum
(A Juss)
Ditaxis
(Vahl ex A Juss)
Ditrysinia
(Raf)
Shirakiopsis
(Esser)
Homalanthus
(A Juss)
Melanolepis
(Rchb f & Zoll)
Monotaxis
(Brongn)
Adenochlaena
(Boiss ex Baill)
Ricinocarpos
(Desf)
Beyeria
(Miq)
Baliospermum
(Blume)
Baloghia
(Endl)
Bernardia
(Houst ex P Browne)
Bertya
(Planch)
Brasiliocroton
(PE Berry & Cordeiro)
Neoboutonia
(Müll Arg)
Trigonostemon
(Blume)
Calycopeplus
(Planch)
Lasiocroton
(Griseb)
Leidesia
(Müll Arg)
Neoguillauminia
(Croizat)
Tannodia
(Baill)
Blachia
(Baill)
Lobanilia
(Radcl-Sm)
Plesiatropha
(Pierre)
Speranskia
(Baill)
Sumbaviopsis
(JJ Sm)
Adriana
(Gaudich)
Colliguaja
(Molina)
Homonoia
(Lour)
Givotia
(Griff)
Chaetocarpus
(Thwaites)
Leucocroton
(Griseb)
Ocalia
(Klotzsch)
Karima
(Cheek & Riina)
Euphorbiaceae: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Paul E. Berry, PhD
Notes:
Director, University of Michigan Herbarium
Reference for:
Euphorbiaceae
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Euphorbiaceae
Source:
The PLANTS Database
Acquired:
1996-07-26
Notes:
National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
Reference for:
Euphorbiaceae
Source:
The PLANTS Database
Acquired:
2000-01-21
Notes:
National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
Reference for:
Euphorbiaceae
Source:
Malpighiales of North America Update
Acquired:
2011-08-26
Notes:
Updated for ITIS by the Flora of North America Expertise Network, in connection with an update for USDA PLANTS (2007-2010)
Reference for:
Euphorbiaceae
Source:
Angiosperm Phylogeny Website, 2011
Acquired:
2011-06-01
Notes:
Angiosperm Phylogeny Website, botanical information system at the Missouri Botanical Garden, available at http://www.mobot.org/MOBOT/research/APweb/
Reference for:
Euphorbiaceae
Source:
Angiosperm Phylogeny Website, 2014
Acquired:
2014-11-19
Notes:
Angiosperm Phylogeny Website, botanical information system at the Missouri Botanical Garden, available at http://www.mobot.org/MOBOT/research/APweb/
Reference for:
Euphorbiaceae
Source:
Euphorbia Planetary Biodiversity Inventory database
Acquired:
2016-11-01
Notes:
Riina, R. and Berry, P.E. (coordinators). 2016. Euphorbia Planetary Biodiversity Inventory database. Available from Tolkin (http://app.tolkin.org/projects/72/taxa)
Reference for:
Euphorbiaceae
Publication(s):
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Euphorbiaceae: Comments