WFO logo

Snapshots of the taxonomy

WFO Logo

As classified in WFO snapshot

June 2025

latest classification for this taxon

species

Euphorbia polygona Haw.

This species name was first published in Misc. Nat. : 184 (1803)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this species name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-0000964118.

Synonyms of Euphorbia polygona Haw.

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Euphorbia horrida var. striata A.C.White, R.A.Dyer & B.Sloane Succ. Euphorb. 2: 684, 964 (1941) wfo-0000838230
Euphorbia horrida var. noorsveldensis A.C.White, R.A.Dyer & B.Sloane Succ. Euphorb. 2: 687, 965 (1941) wfo-0000838231
Euphorbia horrida var. major A.C.White, R.A.Dyer & B.Sloane Succ. Euphorb. 2: 688, 964 (1941) wfo-0000838232
Euphorbia polygona var. polygona Unknown wfo-0000923374
Euphorbia anoplia Stapf Bot. Mag. 148: t. 8947 (1923) wfo-0000960717
Euphorbia cucumerina Willd. Sp. Pl., ed. 4 , 2: 886 (1799) wfo-0000961576
Euphorbia horrida Boiss. Cent. Euphorb. : 27 (1860) wfo-0000962608
Euphorbia polygonata Lodd. Bot. Cab. 14: t. 1344 (1828) wfo-0000964119
Euphorbia polygona var. nivea D.H.Schnabel Euphorbia World 7: 25 (2011) wfo-0001383927
Euphorbia polygona var. exilis D.H.Schnabel Euphorbia World 8: 20 (2012) wfo-0001384104
Euphorbia polygona var. hebdomadalis D.H.Schnabel Euphorbia World 8(3): 10 (2012) wfo-0001384453
Euphorbia polygona var. alba D.H.Schnabel Euphorbia World 10(2): 24 (2014) wfo-0001385206
Euphorbia polygona var. ambigua D.H.Schnabel Euphorbia World 10(2): 24 (2014) wfo-0001385207
Euphorbia polygona var. horrida (Boiss.) D.H.Schnabel Euphorbia World 10(3): 12 (2014) wfo-0001385328
Euphorbia polygona var. anoplia (Stapf) D.H.Schnabel Euphorbia World 9(2): 10 (2013) wfo-0001385358
Euphorbia polygona var. minor D.H.Schnabel Euphorbia World 9(2): 13 (2013) wfo-0001385359
Euphorbia polygona var. major (A.C.White, R.A.Dyer & B.Sloane) D.H.Schnabel Euphorbia World 9(2): 18 (2013) wfo-0001385360
Euphorbia polygona var. noorsveldensis (A.C.White, R.A.Dyer & B.Sloane) D.H.Schnabel Euphorbia World 9(2): 20 (2013) wfo-0001385361
Euphorbia polygona var. striata (A.C.White, R.A.Dyer & B.Sloane) D.H.Schnabel Euphorbia World 9(2): 22 (2013) wfo-0001385362