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December 2023

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Euphorbia caput-medusae L.

This species name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 452 (1753) Link to external nomenclature reference

At the time of this classification snapshot, this species name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-0000961217.

Synonyms of Euphorbia caput-medusae L.

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Medusea tessellata Haw. Syn. Pl. Succ. : 135 (1812) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000239195
Medusea fructus-pini Haw. Syn. Pl. Succ. : 134 (1812) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000796844
Medusea major Haw. Syn. Pl. Succ. : 134 (1812) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000796848
Euphorbia caput-medusae var. geminata Aiton Hort. Kew. 2: 136 1789 wfo-0000961218
Euphorbia caput-medusae var. major Aiton Hort. Kew. 2: 135. 1789 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000961219
Euphorbia commelinii DC. Cat. Pl. Horti Monsp. : 110 (1813) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000961438
Euphorbia fructuspini Mill. Gard. Dict. ed. 8 : n.º 10 (1768) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000962176
Euphorbia geminata (Ait.) Marloth ex A.C.White, R.A.Dyer & B.Sloane Succ. Euphorb. : 355 (1941) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000962232
Euphorbia medusae Thunb. Prodr. Pl. Cap. 2: 86. 1800 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000963283
Euphorbia parvimamma Boiss. Prodr. 15(2): 86 (1862) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000963847
Euphorbia tessellata Steud. Nomencl. Bot. 1: 328 (1821) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000965074
Euphorbia marlothii sensu N.E.Br.non Pax wfo-0001049130
Euphorbia caput-medusae var. minor Aiton Hort. Kew. 2: 135. 1789 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001441137
Euphorbia fructus-pini var. geminata Sweet wfo-0001441150
Euphorbia medusae Panz. wfo-1200066558