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Euphorbia thymifolia L.

This species name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 454 (1753)  

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-0000965105.

Synonyms of Euphorbia thymifolia L.

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Anisophyllum thymifolium (L.) Haw. Syn. Pl. Succ. : 160 (1812) wfo-0000215620
Aplarina microphylla (Lam.) Raf. New Fl. 4: 100 (1838) wfo-0000340356
Euphorbia thymifolia f. laxifoliata Chodat & Hassl. Bull. Herb. Boissier , sér. 2, 5: 679 (1905) wfo-0000795236
Chamaesyce mauritiana Commers. ex Denis Euphorb. Iles Austr. Afr. : 37 (1921) wfo-0000840271
Chamaesyce microphylla (Lam.) Soják Cas. Nár. Mus., Odd. Prír. 140: 169 (1972) wfo-0000840284
Chamaesyce rubrosperma Millsp. Publ. Field Columb. Mus., Bot. Ser. 2: 411 (1916) wfo-0000840406
Chamaesyce thymifolia (L.) Millsp. Publ. Field Columb. Mus., Bot. Ser. 2: 412 (1916) wfo-0000840460
Chamaesyce thymifolia f. suffrutescens (Boiss.) Hurus. J. Fac. Sci. Univ. Tokyo, Sect. 3, Bot. 6: 287 1954 wfo-0000840461
Euphorbia thymifolia var. disticha Nutt. Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. n.s., 5: 171. 1835 wfo-0000909845
Euphorbia afzelii N.E.Br. Fl. Trop. Afr. 6(1): 506 (1911) wfo-0000960570
Euphorbia botryoides Noronha Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunsten 5(4): 14 (1790) wfo-0000961050
Euphorbia foliata Buch.-Ham. ex Dillwyn Rev. Hortus Malab. : 52 (1839) wfo-0000962134
Euphorbia microphylla Lam. Encycl. 2: 423 (1788) wfo-0000963358
Euphorbia rubicunda Blume Catalogus : 73 (1823) wfo-0000964482
Euphorbia rubrosperma Lotsy Bot. Gaz. 20: 349 (1895) wfo-0000964491
Euphorbia thymifolia var. suffrutescens Boiss. Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 15(2): 47. 1862 wfo-0000965107
Euphorbia philippina J.Gay ex Boiss. Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 15(2): 47. 1862 (1862) wfo-1000037278
Euphorbia thymifolia var. viridis Basum. & S.Baruah Indian Forester 146(3): 270 (2020) wfo-1200007533
Euphorbia aegyptiaca var. annobonensis Mildbr. Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 13: 700. 1937 wfo-1200016652