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Taxon:
Euphorbia hypericifolia
L.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Euphorbia
Family:
Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily:
Euphorbioideae
Tribe:
Euphorbieae
Subtribe:
Euphorbiinae
Nomen number:
412017
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 1:454. 1753
Comment:
non
Euphorbia hypericifolia
auct. Asian, which mostly refer to
E. indica
Lam. or
E. parviflora
L.
Typification:
View in Linnean Typification Project
Verified:
12/18/2009
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Chamaesyce hypericifolia
(L.) Millsp.
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Chamaesyce glomerifera
Millsp.
Euphorbia glomerifera
(Millsp.) L. C. Wheeler
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Reference(s)
Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. et al.
1996. Flora of St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 78:1-581.
Note:
=
Chamaesyce hypericifolia
(L.) Millsp.
Balick, M. J. et al.
2000. Checklist of the vascular plants of Belize, with common names and uses. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 85
Note:
=
Chamaesyce hypericifolia
(L.) Millsp.
Boggan, J. et al.
1997. Checklist of the plants of the Guianas, ed. 2
Note:
=
Chamaesyce hypericifolia
(L.) Millsp.
Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi.
1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
Note:
=
Chamaesyce hypericifolia
(L.) Millsp.
Burger, W. C., ed.
1971-. Flora costaricensis.
Note:
=
Chamaesyce hypericifolia
(L.) Millsp.
Correll, D. S. & H. B. Correll.
1982. Flora of the Bahama archipelago.
Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston.
1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas
Esser, H.-J. & S. Cafferty.
2001. (1491) Proposal to reject the name
Euphorbia pilulifera
L. (Euphorbiaceae). Taxon 50:925.
URL:
http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/iapt/tax
Note:
mentions
Florence, J.
1997-. Flore de la Polynésie française.
Govaerts, R. et al.
2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
URL:
http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/home.do
Greuter, W. et al., eds.
1984-. Med-Checklist.
Hansen, A. & P. Sunding.
1993. Flora of Macaronesia: checklist of vascular plants, ed. 4. Sommerfeltia vol. 17.
Howard, R.
1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
Note:
=
Chamaesyce hypericifolia
(L.) Millsp.
Jarvis, C.
2007. Order out of chaos: Linnean plant names and their types
Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds.
1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
Note:
=
Chamaesyce hypericifolia
(L.) Millsp.
Riina, R.
2011. Review of
Euphorbiaceae
data for
World Economic Plants
, ed. 2. pers. comm. via e-mail on 11 Jan.
Stevens, W. D. et al., eds.
2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3).
Note:
=
Chamaesyce hypericifolia
(L.) Millsp.
Steyermark, J. A. et al., eds.
1995-. Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana.
Note:
=
Chamaesyce hypericifolia
(L.) Millsp.
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds.
1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
URL:
http://www.efloras.org/browse.aspx?flora_id=2
Yatskievych, G.
1999-. Steyermark's Flora of Missouri, revised edition
Note:
mentions
Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds.
1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
Common names
English
chickenweed –
Reference(s)
Spanish
golondrina –
Reference(s)
lechera –
Reference(s)
lechosa –
Reference(s)
Distribution
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Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Northern America
Mexico
1
Native
Northern America
South-Central U.S.A.
United States
Texas
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Florida
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Georgia
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Louisiana
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
South Carolina
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Antigua and Barbuda
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Bahamas
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Barbados
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Cayman Islands
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Cuba
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Dominica
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Dominican Republic
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Grenada
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Guadeloupe
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Haiti
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Jamaica
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Martinique
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Montserrat
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
St. Kitts and Nevis
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
St. Vincent and Grenadines
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
United States
Puerto Rico
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
United States
Virgin Islands, U.S.
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Virgin Islands (British)
Tortola
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Belize
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Costa Rica
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
El Salvador
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Guatemala
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Honduras
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Nicaragua
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Panama
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
French Guiana
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
Guyana
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
Suriname
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
Venezuela
1
Native
Southern America
Southern South America
Argentina
1
Native
Southern America
Southern South America
Chile
1
Native
Southern America
Southern South America
Paraguay
1
Native
Southern America
Southern South America
Uruguay
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Colombia
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Ecuador
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Peru
4
Naturalized
Africa
Macaronesia
Cabo Verde
4
Naturalized
Asia-Temperate
China
China
s.?
4
Naturalized
Pacific
South-Central Pacific
French Polynesia
Society Islands
Tahiti?
Native
Northern America
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States
[Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, South Carolina]
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.:
United States
[Texas]
REGION:
Mexico
Southern America
CARIBBEAN:
Antigua and Barbuda
,
Bahamas
,
Barbados
,
Cuba
,
Cayman Islands
,
Dominica
,
Dominican Republic
,
Guadeloupe
,
Grenada
,
Haiti
,
Jamaica
,
St. Kitts and Nevis
,
Montserrat
,
Martinique
,
United States
[Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, U.S.],
St. Vincent and Grenadines
,
Virgin Islands (British)
[Tortola]
CENTRAL AMERICA:
Belize
,
Costa Rica
,
Guatemala
,
Honduras
,
Nicaragua
,
Panama
,
El Salvador
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
French Guiana
,
Guyana
,
Suriname
,
Venezuela
BRAZIL:
Brazil
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Colombia
,
Ecuador
,
Peru
SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Argentina
,
Chile
,
Paraguay
,
Uruguay
Naturalized
Africa
MACARONESIA:
Cabo Verde
Asia-Temperate
CHINA:
China
(s.?)
Pacific
SOUTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC:
French Polynesia
[Society Islands (Tahiti?)]
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Medicines
folklore
as
Chamaesyce hypericifolia
Duke, J. A. et al.
2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Weed
as
Chamaesyce hypericifolia
Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. et al.
1996. Flora of St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 78:1-581.
Name
References