Nomenclature: wfo-0000961217
![Kew Gardens K000253279: Bolus, H. [9448] South Africa Kew Gardens K000253279: Bolus, H. [9448] South Africa](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/de52d9731ac4bad900c72f3bc32244c6.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K000253313: Drège, J.F. [8202a] South Africa Kew Gardens K000253313: Drège, J.F. [8202a] South Africa](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/91b86d8b24f509ba2fb1babe0b57199d.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K000253329: Schlechter [8419] South Africa Kew Gardens K000253329: Schlechter [8419] South Africa](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/03fcc7d3a78792d2cbbd0bc24448a44b.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K000253343: Pearson, H.H.W. [2261] South Africa Kew Gardens K000253343: Pearson, H.H.W. [2261] South Africa](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/c26e96b3bf99922fafd37b1f5af90b39.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K000253344: Muir [s.n.] South Africa Kew Gardens K000253344: Muir [s.n.] South Africa](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/8dbe913199581f11af88a00ce1aebc71.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K000253345: Grey, F. [s.n.] South Africa Kew Gardens K000253345: Grey, F. [s.n.] South Africa](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/8fac2f51957a22c371ada50eedd96401.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K000253346: Bachmann [1042] South Africa Kew Gardens K000253346: Bachmann [1042] South Africa](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/f8efe6672a224cac71a95bb35dc07d2b.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K001044663: Drège, J.F. [8202a] South Africa Kew Gardens K001044663: Drège, J.F. [8202a] South Africa](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/cdec2e1dd79148bfce1174565d344bc1.jpg)

Euphorbia caput-medusae Sp. Pl. : 452 (1753)
Nomenclatural References
- literature : Sp. Pl. 1: 452. 1753 [1 May 1753] BHL link from IPNI metadata.
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000253279: Bolus, H. [9448] South Africa Link to Isotype provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000253313: Drège, J.F. [8202a] South Africa Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000253329: Schlechter [8419] South Africa Link to Syntype provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000253330: MacOwan [3286] South Africa Link to Lectotype provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000253343: Pearson, H.H.W. [2261] South Africa Link to Syntype provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000253344: Muir [s.n.] South Africa Link to Syntype provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000253345: Grey, F. [s.n.] South Africa Link to Syntype provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000253346: Bachmann [1042] South Africa Link to Lectotype provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001044663: Drège, J.F. [8202a] South Africa Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- person : Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778) Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'L.' in the authors string.
- database : IPNI record: 345941-1
- database : The Plant List v1.1 record kew-78847
- database : The Plant List version 1.0, record: kew-78847
Taxonomy: Accepted in 2018-07 classification
Occurs in: 2018-07 : 2019-03 : 2019-05 : 2021-12 : 2022-06 : 2022-12 : 2023-06 : 2023-12 : 2024-06 : 2024-12Placement: Malpighiales > Euphorbiaceae > Euphorbia > Euphorbia caput-medusae
Synonyms
- Medusea tessellata
- Medusea fructus-pini
- Medusea major
- Euphorbia caput-medusae var. geminata
- Euphorbia caput-medusae var. major
- Euphorbia commelinii
- Euphorbia fructuspini
- Euphorbia geminata
- Euphorbia medusae
- Euphorbia parvimamma
- Euphorbia tessellata