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Euphorbia L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 450 (1753)  

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Synonyms of Euphorbia

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Keraselma Neck. ex Juss. Dict. Sci. Nat., ed. 2. [F. Cuvier] 24: 387 1822 wfo-1200028563
Esula (Pers.) Haw. – wfo-1200066517
Petaloma Raf. ex Boiss. – wfo-1200066606
Tithymalus Ség. – wfo-1200066660
Tithymalus Mill. – wfo-1200066661
Vallaris Raf. – wfo-1200066673
Zygophyllidium Small – wfo-1200066674
Adenopetalum Klotzsch & Garcke – wfo-4000000643
Adenorima Raf. Fl. Tellur. 4: 112. 1836[1838]. wfo-4000000657
Agaloma Raf. Fl. Tellur. 4: 116 (1838) wfo-4000000885
Aklema Raf. Fl. Tellur. 4: 114. 1836[1838]. wfo-4000001070
Alectoroctonum Schltdl. Linnaea 19(2): 252. 1847[1846]. wfo-4000001139
Allobia Raf. Fl. Tellur. 4: 116. 1836[1838]. wfo-4000001264
Anisophyllum Haw. Syn. Pl. Succ. 159 (1812) wfo-4000002194
Anthacantha Lem. Ill. Hort. 4: Misc. 73. 1857. wfo-4000002365
Aplarina Raf. New Fl. 4: 99. 1836[1838]. wfo-4000002671
Arthrothamnus Klotzsch & Garcke – wfo-4000003188
Bojeria Raf. Fl. Tellur. 4: 50. 1836[1838]. wfo-4000004892
Chamaesyce Gray Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 260 (1821 publ. 1822) wfo-4000007642
Characias Gray Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 259. 1821. wfo-4000007687
Chylogala Fourr. Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon, sér. 2 17: 150. 1869. wfo-4000008278
Crepidaria Haw. – wfo-4000009663
Ctenadena Prokh. Consp. Syst. Tithymalus As. Med. 28. 1933. wfo-4000009948
Cubanthus (DC.) Millsp. Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 2(9): 371–372. 1913. wfo-4000009990
Cyathophora Raf. Fl. Tellur. 4: 117. 1836[1838]. wfo-4000010201
Cystidospermum Prokh. Consp. Syst. Tithymalorum As. Med. 25. 1933. wfo-4000010568
Dactylanthes Haw. Syn. Pl. Succ. 132. 1812. wfo-4000010619
Dematra Raf. Autik. Bot. 96. 1840. wfo-4000011034
Desmonema Raf. Atlantic J. 1(6): 177. 1833. wfo-4000011211
Diadenaria Klotzsch & Garcke Monatsber. Königl. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1859: 254 (1859) wfo-4000011276
Dichylium Britton Sci. Surv. Porto Rico & Virgin Islands 5(4): 499. 1924. wfo-4000011462
Diplocyathium Heinr.Schmidt Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 22(1): 40. 1907. wfo-4000011977
Elaeophorbia Stapf Liberia [H. H. Johnston] 2: 646 (1906) wfo-4000013122
Endadenium L.C.Leach Garcia de Orta, Sér. Bot. 1: 31. 1973. wfo-4000013378
Endoisila Raf. Sylva Tellur. 114. 1838. wfo-4000013402
Epurga Fourr. Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon, sér. 2 17: 150. 1869. wfo-4000013662
Eumecanthus Klotzsch & Garcke Monatsber. Königl. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1859: 248. 1859[1860]. wfo-4000014185
Euphorbiastrum Klotzsch & Garcke Monatsber. Königl. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1859: 252. 1859. wfo-4000014225
Euphorbiodendron Millsp. Publ. Field Columb. Mus., Bot. Ser. 2: 305 (1909) wfo-4000014226
Euphorbion St.-Lag. Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon, sér. 2 7: 125. 1880. wfo-4000014227
Galarhoeus Haw. Syn. Pl. Succ. : 143 (1812) wfo-4000015191
Hexadenia Klotzsch & Garcke Monatsber. Königl. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1859: 253. 1859[1860]. wfo-4000017818
Kanopikon Raf. Fl. Tellur. 4: 114. 1836[1838]. wfo-4000019831
Keraselma Neck. Elem. Bot. (Necker) 2: 353 (1790). wfo-4000019938
Kobiosis Raf. Autik. Bot. 94. 1840. wfo-4000020101
Lacanthis Raf. Fl. Tellur. 2: 94. 1836[1837]. (Jan-Mar 1837) wfo-4000020341
Lepadena Raf. Fl. Tellur. 4: 113. 1836[1838]. wfo-4000021046
Leptopus Klotzsch & Garcke – wfo-4000021325
Lophobios Raf. Fl. Tellur. 4: 116. 1836[1838]. wfo-4000022200
Lortia Rendle J. Bot. 36: 29. 1898. wfo-4000022295
Lyciopsis (Boiss.) Schweinf. – wfo-4000022489
Medusea Haw. Syn. Pl. Succ. 133. 1812. wfo-4000023454
Monadenium Pax Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 126 (1894) wfo-4000024618
Murtekias Raf. Fl. Tellur. 4: 116. 1836[1838]. wfo-4000025004
Nisomenes Raf. Fl. Tellur. 4: 116. 1836[1838]. wfo-4000026163
Peccana Raf. Sylva Tellur. 114. 1838. wfo-4000028379
Pedilanthus Neck. ex Poit. Ann. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. 19: 388 (1812) wfo-4000028415
Pleuradena Raf. Atlantic J. 6(extra): 182 (1833) wfo-4000030297
Poinsettia Graham Edinburgh New Philos. J. 20(2): 412–413. 1836. wfo-4000030614
Pythius Raf. Fl. Tellur. 4: 116. 1838. wfo-4000032333
Sclerocyathium Prokh. Sist. Obzor Moloch. Sr. Azii 30. 1933. wfo-4000034726
Stenadenium Pax Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 30: 343. 1901. wfo-4000036456
Sterigmanthe Klotzsch & Garcke Monatsber. Königl. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1859: 252. 1859. wfo-4000036640
Synadenium Boiss. Prodr. 15(2): 187 (1862) wfo-4000037246
Tirucalia Raf. Fl. Tellur. 4: 112. 1838. wfo-4000038475
Tithymalodes Ludw. ex Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 620. 1891. (5 Nov 1891) wfo-4000038491
Tithymaloides Ortega Tabl. Bot. : 9 (1773) wfo-4000038492
Tithymalopsis Klotzsch & Garcke Monatsber. Königl. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1859: 249. 1859[1860]. wfo-4000038493
Tithymalus Gaertn. Fruct. Sem. Pl. 2: 115 (1790) wfo-4000038495
Treisia Haw. Syn. Pl. Succ. 131. 1812. wfo-4000038803
Trichosterigma Klotzsch & Garcke Monatsber. Königl. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1859: 248. 1859[1860]. wfo-4000039059
Tumalis Raf. Fl. Tellur. 4: 114. 1836[1838]. wfo-4000039569
Ventenatia Tratt. Gen. Pl. : 86 (1802) wfo-4000040118
Xamesike Raf. Fl. Tellur. 4: 115 (1838) wfo-4000040861
Zalitea Raf. New Fl. 4: 98. 1836[1838]. wfo-4000041129
Zygophyllidium (Boiss.) Small Fl. S.E. U.S. 1334. 1903. (22 Jul 1903) wfo-4000041341
Athymalus Neck. Elem. Bot. 2: 353 (1790) wfo-4000043801
Torfasadis Raf. Fl. Tellur. 4: 112 (1838) wfo-4000043842
Pyretrum Burm. – wfo-4100001746
Ditritra Raf. – wfo-4100003269
Euphorbium Hill – wfo-4100003270
Galorhoeus Endl. – wfo-4100003271

Species in Euphorbia ( ${pageIsLoading?'loading':'showing'} species ${currentlyShowingRangeFirst} to ${currentlyShowingRangeLast} of ${ totalPartsCount })

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link

Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Euphorbia:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Euphorbia unranked Carunculares Boiss. Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 15(2.1): 111. 1862 wfo-1200027530
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Euphorbia unranked Myrsiniteae Boiss. Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 15(2.1): 173. 1862 wfo-1200027531
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Euphorbia unranked Pachycladae Boiss. Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 15(2.1): 107. 1862 wfo-1200027529
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Euphorbia abbreviata Thuill. Fl. Env. Paris ed. 2: 239 (1799) wfo-0000960510
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Euphorbia abortiva Forssk. Fl. Aegypt.-Arab. : cxii (1775) wfo-0000960517
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Euphorbia acolumella Sarojin. & Raja Kullayisw. Rheedea 34(4): 216 (2024) wfo-1000077918
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Euphorbia acymoidea L. – — wfo-0001049342
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Euphorbia adenophylla hort. ex Steud. Nomencl. Bot. , ed. 2, 1: 609 (1840) wfo-0000960548
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Euphorbia adriatica Stojilk., Záveská & Frajman Front. Plant Sci. 13: 18. 2022 [23 Jun 2022] wfo-1000044396
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Euphorbia alborzensis Pahlevani & Frajman Pl. Biosystems 159(1): 109 (2025) wfo-1000080932
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Euphorbia ambohimiangarana J.-P.Castillon Euphorbia World 18(2): 35 2023 wfo-1000047095
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Euphorbia ambohipotsiensis Ursch & Leandri Mém. Inst. Sci. Madagascar, Sér. B, Biol. Vég. 5: 180 (1954 publ. 1955) wfo-0000960632
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Euphorbia ambovombensis var. ambatomenaensis Rebmann Succulentes 2003(3): 20 (2003). wfo-0001399615
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Euphorbia ammanioides Kunth Nov. Gen. Sp. [H.B.K.] 2: 55. 1817 wfo-0001248340
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Euphorbia andrefandrovana Ursch & Leandri Mém. Inst. Sci. Madagascar, Sér. B, Biol. Vég. 5: 182 (1954 publ. 1955) wfo-0000960686
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Euphorbia angustifolia Glaz. Mém. Soc. Bot. France 3: 636 (1913) wfo-0000960706
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Euphorbia antiquorum var. longa Sarojin. Euphorbia World 19(1): 20 2024 wfo-1200098523
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Euphorbia arahaka Poiss. ex Humbert & Leandri Adansonia sér. 2, 6: 339. 1966 wfo-0001049190
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Euphorbia assalitii Rebmann Cact. Succ. 15(2): 31 2023 wfo-1000058517
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Euphorbia atrispina var. atrispina – – — wfo-0001049109
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Euphorbia atropurpurea f. atropurpurea – – — wfo-1200108611
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Euphorbia balsamifera subsp. adenensis (Deflers) Govaerts World Checkl. & Bibliogr. Euphorbiaceae 2: 679. 2000 ; isonym wfo-0001274077
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Euphorbia benoistii Leandri Notul. Syst. (Paris) 13: 117 (1947) wfo-0000960962
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Euphorbia bessarabica Prodan Bul. Acad. Stud. Agron. Cluj 1: 40 (1930) wfo-0000914817
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Euphorbia bicompacta Bruyns Taxon 55: 412 (2006) wfo-0000805778
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Euphorbia bicompacta var. bicompacta – Unknown wfo-0000317960
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Euphorbia bicompacta var. rubra (S.Carter) Bruyns Taxon 55: 412 (2006) wfo-0000805780
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Euphorbia boissierii Baill. Adansonia 1: 142. 1861. (Adansonia) — wfo-0001315643
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Euphorbia bothae Lotsy & Goddijn – — wfo-0001049111
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Euphorbia breonii Reider Bloemk. Beschr. 58. 1830 , as 'Breoni' wfo-1200095941
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Euphorbia briquetii Emb., Maire, Emb. & Maire Bull. Soc. Sci. Nat. Maroc xi. Nos. 4-6, 108 (1931). wfo-1200107534
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Euphorbia cacalina Schult. Observ. Bot. [Schultes] 89 (1809) wfo-1000038105
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Euphorbia campestris S.Geuns – — wfo-1200066524
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Euphorbia candelabrum var. candelabrum – Unknown wfo-0000961195
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Euphorbia cayptrata Coss. & Durieu – — wfo-0001049348
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Euphorbia chiradenia Boiss. – — wfo-0001049268
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Euphorbia christophei Rebmann Bull. Obregonia 2023: 25 2023 wfo-1000048929
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Euphorbia ciliata Spreng. Mant. Prim. Fl. Hal. : 42 (1807) wfo-0000961371
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Euphorbia corollata var. longipes Shuttlew. ex Boiss. Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 15(2.1): 67. 1862 [late Jan 1862] In synon wfo-0001390988
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Euphorbia corrollata var. joorii Norton () wfo-0001392463
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Euphorbia cotylophora Spreng. J. Bot. (Schrader) 1800(2): 197 (1801) wfo-0000961533
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Euphorbia cuneiformis Hartmann Primae Lin. Inst. Bot. : 93 (1767) wfo-0000795167
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Euphorbia davyi subsp. maleolens (E.Phillips) Hargr. cf. Repert. Pl. Succ. (I.O.S.) 46: 19 (1995 publ. 1996):. wfo-0001367959
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Euphorbia davyi subsp. maleolens (E.Phillips) Hargr. Euphorbiaceae Study Group Bull. 8(3): 100 (1995), without basionym ref.;. wfo-0001369245
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Euphorbia davyi subsp. tlapanensis Hargr. cf. Repert. Pl. Succ. (I.O.S.) 46: 19 (1995 publ. 1996). wfo-0001367960
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Euphorbia davyi subsp. tlapanensis Hargr. Euphorbiaceae Study Group Bull. 8(3): 100–103 (1995), without latin descr. or type;. wfo-0001369246
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Euphorbia decaryi var. cap-saintmariensis Rauh Ber. Deutsch. Bot. Ges. 84: 72 1971 — wfo-0001049197
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Euphorbia detonsa I.M.Johnst. () wfo-0001349784
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Euphorbia doinetiana Guillaumin Cactus (Paris) 48: 19 (1956) wfo-0000805796
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Euphorbia douliotii (Poiss.) J.-P.Castillon Euphorbia World 17(2): 35 (2021) wfo-1000027060
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Euphorbia drummondii var. drummondii – – wfo-0001392823
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Euphorbia dubia Schult. Observ. Bot. [Schultes] 91 (1809) wfo-1200066763
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Euphorbia duerrii Sarojin. & Raja Kullayisw. Taiwania 69(4): 531 2024 wfo-1000076475
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Euphorbia dulcis subsp. dulcis – – — wfo-1200107788
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Euphorbia einensis var. einensis – Unknown — wfo-0000807003
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Euphorbia enopla var. enopla – – — wfo-0001049115
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Euphorbia enterophora subsp. enterophora – Unknown — wfo-0000961913
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Euphorbia epicyparissias var. epicyparissias – – — wfo-0001049116
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Euphorbia epithymoides subsp. gregersenii (F.Malý ex Beck) Frajman Perspect. Pl. Ecol. Evol. Syst. 65-125825: 16 (2024) wfo-1200109320
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Euphorbia epithymoides var. macrocarpa Schur Enum. Pl. Transsilv. 593 1866 wfo-1200097272
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Euphorbia eremophila var. eremophila – – wfo-0001392843
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Euphorbia erythranthra Baill. Adansonia 6 1866 wfo-0001350553
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Euphorbia erythrocarpa Klotzsch Reis. Br.-Guiana : 848 (1848) wfo-0000961959
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Euphorbia euralensis Fisch. ex G.K.Link – — wfo-0001257374
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Euphorbia fieldii Širj. – — wfo-1200066535
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Euphorbia filifolia Glaz. Mém. Soc. Bot. France 3: 637 (1913) wfo-0000962086
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Euphorbia flerowii Woronow ex Flerow Uchen. Zap. Rostov. Donu Gosud. Univ. V.M.Molotova, Trudy Biol. Fak. 4: 133 (1940) wfo-0000962119
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Euphorbia forskalii Bourg. ex Boiss. Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 15(2.1): 47 (1862) wfo-1000081781
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Euphorbia francoisii var. francoisii – Unknown — wfo-0000962163
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Euphorbia franksiae var. franksiae – – — wfo-0001049119
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Euphorbia geminispina Haw. ex Loudon – — wfo-1200066541
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Euphorbia geminispina Haw. ex Steud. Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2. 1: 612. 1840 wfo-0000962234
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Euphorbia glandulifera Roxb. – — wfo-0001049019
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Euphorbia glauca Steud. Nomencl. Bot. 1: 325. 1821 (1821) wfo-0000962287
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Euphorbia gomesii Croizat ex Gomes Subsid. Estud. Fl. Niassa Portug. : 29 (1935) wfo-0000962316
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Euphorbia granulata var. granulata – – — wfo-1200108084
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Euphorbia guadalhorcensis Casim.-Sor.Solanas & Hidalgo-Triana Phytotaxa 579(1): 3. 2022 [13 Jan 2023] [epublished] wfo-1000043420
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Euphorbia gutierrezii García-Beltrán & J.L.Gómez Cat. Plantas de Cuba 481 (2024) wfo-1000077093
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Euphorbia hervei Houyelle Euphorbia World 18(2): 47 2023 wfo-1000047101
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Euphorbia hispaniolensis García-Beltrán Cat. Plantas de Cuba 481 (2024) wfo-1000077094
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Euphorbia homophylla – – — wfo-1000054662
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Euphorbia horrida var. horrida – – — wfo-0001049125
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Euphorbia houlletii Rebut Catal. 18 1888 — wfo-0001049223
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Euphorbia hyberna subsp. hyberna – – — wfo-1200108043
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Euphorbia japygica subsp. prostrata (Fiori) Del Guacchio & Frajman Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 205(1): 51 2024 wfo-1200093577
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Euphorbia jaxartica (Prokh.) Pavlov Fl. Centr. Kazakh. 2: 453. 1935 wfo-1200040719
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Euphorbia kianjavatoana J.-P.Castillon Euphorbia World 18(2): 37 2023 wfo-1000047096
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Euphorbia kitaibelii Klok. & Dubovik – — wfo-0001049274
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Euphorbia lanifera Haw. ex Loudon – — wfo-1200066552
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Euphorbia lanifera Haw. ex Steud. Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2. 1: 612, nomen. 1840 wfo-0000962947
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Euphorbia lathyrus L. Species Plantarum 2 1753 wfo-0001350602
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Euphorbia lecheooides var. exumensis (Millsp.) Oudejans Collect. Bot. (Barcelona) 21: 186. 1992 wfo-0001392630
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Euphorbia ledienii var. ledienii – – — wfo-0001049128
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Euphorbia leplus L. – — wfo-0001248342
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Euphorbia lesliei J.L.Sharman Pl. Rev. 6(1): 64 2024 wfo-1000062399
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Euphorbia ligustica Skubic & Frajman Molec. Phylogen. Evol. 185-107805: 13 2023 wfo-1000055373
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Euphorbia linearifolium Millsp. – — wfo-0001049062
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Euphorbia littoralis Raf. Amer. Monthly Mag. & Crit. Rev. 2: 119 (1817) wfo-0000963068
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Euphorbia lobatus L. – — wfo-0001049347
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Euphorbia luteola Kralik – — wfo-1200066554