Taxon: Euphorbia cotinifolia L.

• the 2 historical accession(s) associated with this name.
• Check PlantSearch database of Botanic Gardens Conservation International for possible non-NPGS germplasm.
• Check AABGA/NAPCC contact person for genus for possible non-NPGS germplasm.

Common names:

• Caribbean copperplant   (Source: R. Riina, p.c.) – English
  
• tropical smokebush   (Source: R. Riina, p.c.) – English
  
• cobrizo   (Source: R. Riina, p.c.) – Spanish
  
• cotinilla   (Source: R. Riina, p.c.) – Spanish
  
• lechero   (Source: R. Riina, p.c.) – Spanish
  
• koppareuforbia   (Source: Vara kulturvaxt namn ) – Swedish
  

Economic importance:

• Environmental: ornamental   (fide F SCatarin; F TE Afr)
  
• Vertebrate poisons: mammals   (fide Lampe & McCann)
  

More:

View toxicology references for Euphorbia cotinifolia from FDA Poisonous Plant Database

View ethnobotanical data from Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Distributional range:

• NORTHERN AMERICA
  Northern Mexico: Mexico - Sinaloa
  Southern Mexico: Mexico - Chiapas, Guerrero, Jalisco, Oaxaca, Veracruz
• SOUTHERN AMERICA
  Caribbean: Trinidad and Tobago - Trinidad
  Mesoamerica: Costa Rica; Guatemala [possibly natzd.]; Honduras; Nicaragua; Panama
  Northern South America: French Guiana; Guyana; Suriname; Venezuela
  Western South America: Bolivia; Colombia; Peru

• also cultivated

References:

• Aldén, B., S. Ryman & M. Hjertson. 2009. Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin).
• Boggan, J. et al. 1992. Checklist of the plants of the Guianas.
• Burger, W. C., ed. 1971–. Flora costaricensis.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae.
• Lampe, K. F. & M. A. McCann. 1985. AMA handbook of poisonous and injurious plants.
• Ma, J. S. & C. Y. Wu. 1995. Revision on Euphorbia Linn. (s.l.) from China. Acta Bot. Yunnan. 17:293.
• Pulle, A. A. et al., eds. 1932–. Flora of Suriname.
• Reitz, R., ed. 1965–. Flora ilustrada catarinense.
• Riina, R. 2011. Review of Euphorbiaceae data for World Economic Plants, ed. 2. pers. comm. via e–mail on 11 Jan.
• Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946–1976. Flora of Guatemala.
• Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952–. Flora of tropical East Africa. [mentions].

More:

Search AGRICOLA article citation database for citations referencing Euphorbia cotinifolia.

Search NCBI's Entrez search engine for PubMed citations referencing Euphorbia cotinifolia.

Search Biodiversity Heritage Library for historical publications referencing Euphorbia cotinifolia.

Synonyms:

• (=) Euphorbia cotinoides Miq.
  (previously associated with 1 accession)

Check other web resources for Euphorbia cotinifolia L.:

• TROPICOS: Nomenclatural and Specimen Database of the Missouri Botanical Garden
• ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
• AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
• Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.

Check other web resources for images:

• PlantSystematics.org
• Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

Abbreviations & symbols in GRIN Taxonomy

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