Euphorbia information from NPGS/GRIN

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Genus: Euphorbia L.

Family: Euphorbiaceae subfamily Euphorbioideae tribe Euphorbieae subtribe Euphorbiinae
Common name: spurge
Genus number: 4515
Last updated: 31-Mar-2004

List of Species Records in GRIN.
Complete List of Names from World Checklist Project of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

References for genus:

Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae. (L Euphorb)
Haevermans, T. et al. 2004. Phylogenetic analysis of the Madagascan Euphorbia subgenus Lacanthis based on its sequence data. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 91:247–259.
Park, K.-R. & R. K. Jansen. 2007. A Phylogeny of Euphorbieae subtribe Euphorbiinae (Euphorbiaceae) based on molecular data. J. Pl. Biol. 50:644–649.
Park, K.-R. & W. J. Elisens. 2000. A phylogenetic study of tribe Euphorbieae (Euphorbiaceae). Int. J. Pl. Sci. 161:425–434.
Steinmann, V. W. & J. M. Porter. 2002. Phylogenetic relationships in Euphorbieae (Euphorbiaceae) based on ITS and ndhF sequence data. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 89:453–490.

More:

KBD: Kew Bibliographic Databases of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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Synonyms (=), probable synonyms (=~), and possible synonyms (~) for genus:

(= ) Ademo Post & Kuntze
(= ) Adenopetalum Klotzsch & Garcke
(= ) Adenorima Raf.
(= ) Agaloma Raf.
(= ) Aklema Raf.
(= ) Alectoroctonum Schltdl.
(= ) Allobia Raf.
(= ) Anisophyllum Haw.
(= ) Anthacantha Lem.
(= ) Aplarina Raf.
(= ) Arthrothamnus Klotzsch & Garcke
(= ) Bojeria Raf.
(= ) Ceraselma Wittst.
(=~) Chamaesyce Gray
(= ) Characias Gray
(= ) Chylogala Fourr.
(= ) Ctenadena Prokh.
(= ) Cubanthus (Boiss.) Millsp.
(= ) Cyathophora Raf.
(= ) Cystidospermum Prokh.
(= ) Dactylanthes Haw.
(= ) Dematra Raf.
(= ) Desmonema Raf.
(= ) Dichrophyllum Klotzsch & Garcke
(= ) Dichylium Britton
(= ) Diplocyathium Heinr. Schmidt
(= ) Ditritra Raf.
(= ) Elaeophorbia Stapf
(= ) Endadenium L. C. Leach
(= ) Endoisila Raf.
(= ) Epurga Fourr.
(= ) Esula (Pers.) Haw.
(= ) Euforbia Ten., orth. var.
(= ) Eumecanthus Klotzsch & Garcke
(= ) Euphorbiastrum Klotzsch & Garcke
(= ) Euphorbiodendron Millsp.
(= ) Euphorbiopsis H. Lév.
(= ) Euphorbium Hill
(= ) Galarhoeus Haw.
(= ) Kanopikon Raf.
(= ) Kobiosis Raf.
(= ) Lacanthis Raf.
(= ) Lathyris Trew
(= ) Lepadena Raf.
(= ) Leptopus Klotzsch & Garcke
(= ) Lophobios Raf.
(= ) Lortia Rendle
(= ) Lyciopsis (Boiss.) Schweinf.
(= ) Medusea Haw.
(= ) Monadenium Pax
(= ) Murtekias Raf.
(= ) Nisomenes Raf.
(= ) Ossifraga Rumph.
(= ) Peccana Raf.
(=~) Pedilanthus Neck. ex Poit.
(= ) Petalandra F. Muell. ex Boiss.
(= ) Pleuradena Raf.
(= ) Poinsettia Graham
(= ) Pythius B. D. Jacks.
(= ) Sclerocyathium Prokh.
(= ) Stenadenium Pax
(= ) Sterigmanthe Klotzsch & Garcke
(= ) Synadenium Boiss.
(= ) Tithymalopsis Klotzsch & Garcke
(= ) Tithymalus Gaertn.
(= ) Tithymalus Hill
(= ) Torfasadis Raf.
(= ) Treisia Haw.
(= ) Tricherostigma Boiss.
(= ) Trichosterigma Klotzsch & Garcke
(= ) Tumalis Raf.
(= ) Vallaris Raf.
(= ) Xamesike Raf.
(= ) Zalitea Raf.
(= ) Zygophyllidium (Boiss.) Small

Check other nomenclature databases for Euphorbia:

ING: Index Nominum Genericorum
NCU-3e: Names in Current Use for Extant Plant Genera

Subdivisions of genus Euphorbia:

Subgenus	Section	Subsection	Series	Subseries
Poinsettia

Images:

Disseminule drawings (Euphorbia aleppica): U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing
Disseminule drawings (Euphorbia heterophylla): U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing
Disseminule drawings (Euphorbia terracina): U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing
Embryo drawing (Euphorbia aleppica): U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing
Embryo drawing (Euphorbia heterophylla): U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing
Embryo drawing (Euphorbia terracina): U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing
Forestry Images (Euphorbia candelabrum): from www.forestryimages.org
Forestry Images (Euphorbia cyparissias): from www.forestryimages.org
Forestry Images (Euphorbia esula): Images of invasive weeds from www.forestryimages.org
Forestry Images (Euphorbia maculata): from www.forestryimages.org
Forestry Images (Euphorbia nutans): from www.forestryimages.org
Forestry Images (Euphorbia prostrata): from www.forestryimages.org
Fruit (Euphorbia alcicornis): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Fruit (Euphorbia cymbifera): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seed (Euphorbia glyptosperma): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seed (Euphorbia helioscopia): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seed (Euphorbia hyssopifolia): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seed (Euphorbia maculata): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seed (Euphorbia marginata): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seed (Euphorbia myrsinites): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seed (Euphorbia nutans): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seed (Euphorbia peplus): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seed (Euphorbia prostrata): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seed (Euphorbia serrata): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seed (Euphorbia terracina): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seeds (Euphorbia alcicornis): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seeds (Euphorbia cymbifera): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seeds or fruits (Euphorbia esula): Seed ID Workshop image, from Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, Ohio State University
Seeds or fruits (Euphorbia maculata): Seed ID Workshop image, from Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, Ohio State University
Seeds or fruits (Euphorbia sp.): Seed ID Workshop image, from Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, Ohio State University

More:

Check PlantSystematics.org
Check H. D. Wilson's Vascular Plant Image Library (Texas A. & M. University)

Abbreviations & symbols in GRIN Taxonomy

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USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program.
Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database].
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/genus.pl?4515 (24 May 2013)

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